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Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Exclusive: Majority of British people found to have ‘shockingly little’ knowledge about Black British history

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[–] 25 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Also, is it even confirmed he was black? I mean Algerian people are not exactly black. Could be wrong though. Don't know if there are any ancient scripts describing him.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    His father was a Berber, and his mother was Roman if I'm not mistaken. Doesn't sound like he was black.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah you'll see this a lot with Roman history anyone who lived on the continent of Africa has to be black. It's a way of oddly, well I guess whitewashing isn't the exact right term I'm looking for, but oversimplifying I guess history? I've taken the Nuance out of things. Also of diminishing other North African cultures.

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