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Monday, October 16, 2006
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Stealing history: The great debate on the repatriation of African cultural property
Last Thursday Liverpool Museums hosted a day of workshops and discussions around the issue of the repatriation of stolen loot taken from Africa. Black Britain examines the European arguments versus the African case for reparations.
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Monday, October 31, 2005
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Reflections on the Black History Season, by Dr William Lez Henry
For the last of our Black History Month features our special guest writer Dr William Lez Henry reflects in his unique way on how black history has been misrepresented and how African descendants can use the Black History season as a means of empowerment.
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Monday, October 24, 2005
BLACK HISTORY MONTH:The legacy of Chancellor Williams in: The Destruction of Black Civilization- PART ONE
This powerful book is re-examined today for Black History Month. Williams takes us back to ancient Black civilization in Africa and through painstaking research reconstructs history giving us a true picture of the evolution of Africa.
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Monday, October 24, 2005
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Legacy of Dr Chancellor Williams in: The Destruction of Black Civilization – PART TWO
The second part of this fetaure looks at William's proposed solutions to the issues facing the Black race. Oggi Ogburn tells us what Williams was like and Dr Lez Henry explains the key message of this book.
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Monday, October 17, 2005
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Rough Crossings: Britain, the slaves and the American Revolution
This features examines the book 'Rough Crossings' which tells the little known story of Britain offering freedom to American runaway slaves in return for them fighting for King George in the American Revolution.
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Monday, October 10, 2005
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Black Victorians: Black People in British Art 1800-1900
‘Black Victorians’ is the first major exhibition of its kind in the UK which reveals the presence of black people in 19th century Britain from all walks of life. Deborah Gabriel examines what can be learnt from the exhibition and accompanying book.
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Monday, October 03, 2005
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL FEATURES LINE UP
Black Britain has some very special features this month to coincide with the Black History season. Read on to see what we have coming up over the next few weeks...
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