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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] 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

three quarters couldn't name a white one either.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They can name kings, queens and some prime ministers.

But given how incredibly white the UK historically was, they're all obviously white.