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Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)

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Exclusive: Majority of British people found to have ‘shockingly little’ knowledge about Black British history

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

It's not just Roman history. It happened recently with the Cleopatra show. Some people can't get their head around the idea that not all Africans are black.

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