David Olusoga Black History Month Lecture

On Monday 10^th October our A-Level history students attended an online lecture hosted by the University of Manchester. Students listened to the wonderful Professor David Olusoga OBE, award winning writer, historian and broadcaster, discuss his experiences at school and his thoughts on the value of Black History Month. In the lecture he explored what it means to be Black and British, and the role of Black History. 

His book, Black and British: A Short,Essential History, has recently been published
especially for children as a follow-up to his best-selling 2016 exploration of the relationship between Britain and Africa. It presents children with an essential opportunity to study often-overlooked details of British history. There were a wide array of topics discussed in the lecture from the involvement of black soldiers in the Battle of Trafalgar to the Windrush movement. 

Students found the lecture to be a really valuable addition to their studies and it provoked some interesting discussion. The lecture can be viewed at any time following the link below and is suitable for all years from 7-13.

SCHOOLS EVENT: Black History Month lecture delivered by Prof David Olusoga - YouTube

Post written by Ms Rodgerson, Head of History at EPHS.

David Olusoga's Black and British books, Black and British : a Forgotten History and Black and British: A Short, Essential History, are both available to borrow from the EPHS Libraries.