stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoHalf of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down123file-textcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkHalf of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey findswww.theguardian.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 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-squaredoublejay1999@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down3·1 year agothree quarters couldn’t name a white one either.
minus-squareHyperreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoThey can name kings, queens and some prime ministers. But given how incredibly white the UK historically was, they’re all obviously white.
minus-squareTrudge [Comrade]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI can name like 8 Henrys because they come in a sequence (I presume).
minus-squarecatfish@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIf you add Lenny Henry to the end, you win a prize.
three quarters couldn’t name a white one either.
They can name kings, queens and some prime ministers.
But given how incredibly white the UK historically was, they’re all obviously white.
I can name like 8 Henrys because they come in a sequence (I presume).
If you add Lenny Henry to the end, you win a prize.