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Black History Month

Richard Wright: The Father of America's Underbelly

Tam Hussein | Posted 28.01.2013 | Home
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Tam Hussein

Richard Wright died on 28 November 1960. The Afro-American writer paved the way for future writers like James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison and Toni Morrison and prepared the ground for the civil rights movement. Both his memoirs Black Boy and Native Son were instant bestsellers and changed the literary scene in the US over night.

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'If You Don't Stand for Something, You'll Fall for Anything'

Kanja Ibrahim Sesay | Posted 11.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
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Kanja Ibrahim Sesay

We know Malcolm X by his later name, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Nine days prior to his death he visited students again in Britain, and was shot wearing the same clothes at the Audubon Ballroom.

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What We Might Learn From History...

Dr Rebecca Fraser | Posted 24.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
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Dr Rebecca Fraser

The many events and discussions that have taken place around the UK during Black History Month, which draws to a close next week, have given us the op...

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Ten Things You Should Know About Black History Month

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education
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The 1st of October marks the start of Black History Month, a cultural celebration and remembrance for notable people and events in the history of the ...

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