
David Olusoga's award-winning "Black and British" radically rewrites Britain's story, revealing centuries of erased Black history. Called "comprehensive and passionate" by Kwasi Kwarteng, this PEN Prize winner sparked curriculum reform and national conversations on institutional racism. Did you know your school history lessons were incomplete?
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The history of Black Britain isn't a footnote-it's a vital thread woven through the nation's entire tapestry. For centuries, this history remained largely invisible, overshadowed by narratives that portrayed Britain as ethnically homogeneous until post-WWII immigration. Yet archaeological discoveries tell a different story. The "Ivory Bangle Lady," a high-status mixed-race woman buried in Roman York during the third century, and the "Beachy Head Lady," a young African woman who lived in southeast England around 200 AD, provide tangible evidence of early Black presence. Their careful burials and good physical condition suggest they weren't enslaved but held respected positions in Roman British society. Imagine walking through a museum and realizing that Britain's multicultural story began not decades but millennia ago. This revelation fundamentally transforms our understanding of British identity. After Rome's fall, Britain was largely cut off from Africa for a millennium. Medieval Europeans' understanding of Africa came primarily through ancient writers who mixed accurate observations with fantastic speculation. The Hereford Cathedral's Mappa Mundi (c.1300) even depicted Africa as home to monstrous races with faces on their chests!
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