Submitted on Tuesday 16th June 2020
Rejected on Thursday 18th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Change the curriculum to teach black history in primary and secondary schools
Teach black history and anti racism. Teach an accurate black history to include positive aspects of African history to include not just slavery but also the civil rights movement Black inventors and the positive contributions black people have made.
African history is rich it starts with Oldest humans remains ever found. The first civilisations and farming and agricultural. Black inventors have inventors many things that we use today including but not limited to the traffic light, sanitary towels, air conditioning unit, mail box, hair brush, chamber commode. It’s important to teach this history without these these the work would not be as it is today. Important historical events and figures should also be taught in order to achieve equalIty
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Reform the National Curriculum on the basis of equality and BAME representation: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324690
Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323961
Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323654
Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324092
Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808
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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