Submitted on Tuesday 7th November 2017
Rejected on Monday 13th November 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Have a black poppy to acknowledge the black people that fought in the war.
In the WW1 roughly 180000 black soldiers fought for the British however only a small portion of those were remembered. As young black youth in secondary school, we fail to see acknowledgement of black people in British history. This is why we believe that there should be a black version on poppy's
It is shocking to see how little black people are acknowledged in history, and I would like to put across that being forgotten is no longer going to be an option. As a young black girl I feel that is is important that I am taught about the history of my forebears and everything that they have done to make the world we live in the way that it is today.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Poppy Appeal is the responsibility of the Royal British Legion, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you'd like schools to teach more about black history, you might like to sign this petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/203692
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