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Black Britons Civil Rights Struggle – Should it be taught in schools?

Posted on 24 March 2011. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Claudia Jones - Civil Rights Activist

  History classes in the National Curriculum will often gloss over slavery, idolize the efforts of William Wilberforce and study the methods of Martin Luther King’s struggle for civil rights. For many young Black people in Britain, one would argue that it is very easy for them to recall the names of US Civil Rights icons, better ...

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Martin Luther King, I have a Dream

Posted on 07 October 2010. Tags: ,

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on 15 January 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement. His main legacy was to secure progress on civil rights in the United States, and he has become a human rights icon: King is recognized as a martyr by two ...

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