Submitted on Sunday 7th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 11th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Introduce Ethnic Minority Input to British History into the National Curriculum
Ethnic minorities have been documented in the British Isles for almost 2000 years. Yet, their representation in our history classes is negligible. The aim here is not to change history, but to complete it. I propose the introduction of Black Romans along with an emphasis on minority contributions.
Relaying an accurate representation of minorities in our history classes will act to ease racial tensions in years to come. The minority contributions I would like to emphasise pertain to the role of the colonies in the First and Second World Wars. Followed by a focus on the 1919 race riots and Windrush generations, who were crucial in filling the post-war labour shortage. The topics described should be introduced at appropriate ages of schooling and not confined to any specific month.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808
Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323961
Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324092
We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality
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