stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News · 1 year agoHalf of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down122file-textcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkHalf of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey findswww.theguardian.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News · 1 year agomessage-square80fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
Exclusive: Majority of British people found to have ‘shockingly little’ knowledge about Black British history
minus-squareHyperreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·1 year agoThey probably can, given there are more famous black Americans to choose from. Malcom X, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, etc.
minus-squareTylerdurdon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoRead the title of the thread. While half of Britons can’t name a black historical figure, I bet 99% of Americans can name a Black British historical figure either. I sure can’t.
minus-squareneoman4426@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·1 year agoHuh, didn’t know they were British figures. Learn something new every day I suppose
They probably can, given there are more famous black Americans to choose from. Malcom X, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, etc.
British, not American
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Read the title of the thread. While half of Britons can’t name a black historical figure, I bet 99% of Americans can name a Black British historical figure either. I sure can’t.
Huh, didn’t know they were British figures. Learn something new every day I suppose