Introduction to Black Leaders in Britain - 100 Great Black Britons...If not, good-bye to the...
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IntroductiontoBlackLeadersinBritainKS2andabove
Part1
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FirstBlackmayorelectedinEngland
• ThefirstBlackpersontobeelectedMayorinEnglandwasAllanGlaisyer Minns.• AllanwasbornintheBahamasin1858• TheBahamasispartoftheCaribbeanfinditonthemap
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AllanGlaisyer MinnsbecomesMayorofThetford• AllanwasadoctorandstudiedmedicineatGuysHospitalinLondon.• AllanwaselectedtobetheMayorofThetfordinNorfolkin1904• Question:HowoldwasAllanwhenhebecamemayor?(Youwillneedtolookastheyearhewasborn!)• CanyoufindThetfordonthemap?IsitinthenorthorthesouthofEngland?
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AllanNoelMinnssonofAllanGlaisyerMinns
• AllanhadasonalsocalledAllan.
• HisfullnamewasAllanNoelMinns
• AllanNoelMinnswasalsoadoctor.• AllanNoelMinnswasoneofthefewBlackofficerstoserveintheBritisharmyduringWorldWar2.
• AllanNoelMinnswasawardedtheMilitarycrossforgallantryin1915
• Question:Whatdoes‘gallantry’mean?
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IntroductiontoBlackLeadersinBritainKS2andabove
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JohnRichardArcherJohnArcherwasborninLiverpoolin1863
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JohnRichardArcherParents• Johnsfather,RichardArcher,wasfromBarbadosintheCaribbean• Johnsmother,MaryTheresaBurns,wasfromIreland• CanyoufindBarbadosonthemap?Isitabigcountryorasmallcountry?• CanyoufindIrelandonthemap?IsitnearLiverpool?
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JohnRichardArcherEarlylifeandwife• Johnstartedoffasasailorandtravelledtheworld.• HelivedinbothAmericaandCanada.• InCanadaJohnmethiswife,Bertha.• OnreturningtoEnglandfromCanada,JohnandBerthamovedtoBatterseainLondon.• Johnstudiedmedicineforawhileandranaphotographicstudio.• CanyouseeBatterseaonthemap?
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JohnRichardArcherPanAfricanandpolitics
• JohnwasaPanAfricanistmeaningheworkedforunityamongstallpeopleofAfricandescent.
• Questions:Doyouthinkunityisimportanttobringchange?Why?
• JohntookpartinaPanAfricanconferencein1900.
• ThePanAfricanconferencewasheldatWestminster.ItwasorganisedbyHenrySylvesterWilliams.
• HenrywasfromTrinidadintheCaribbean.HeworkedtirelesslyforBlackpeoplearoundtheworld.
• 37delegatesfromallovertheworldattendedtheconference.
• SomeofthesedelegateswerefamousfortheirantiracistworklikeWEBDuboisfromAmerica
• AftertheconferenceJohnbegantogetinvolvedinpolitics.
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JohnRichardArcherentersBatterseaCouncilin1906
• In1906,JohnwaselectedtoBatterseaBoroughCouncil.
• Johnsuccessfullycampaignedtogetaminimumwageof32shillingsaweekforcouncilworkers.
• 20shillingsequaled£1in1906.
• Johnlosthiscouncilseatin1909butwasreelectedin1912.
• Thephotographshowsashilling.Wenolongeruseshillings.Canyouseethenameofthequeenpicturedontheshilling?
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JohnRichardArcherbecomesMayorofBattersea
• In1913JohnwasnominatedforMayorofBattersea.• Hefacedalotofracism.Onenewspaperwrote:"Ithasalwaysbeenthatthewhitemanruledanditmustalwaysbeso.Ifnot,good-byetotheprestigeofGreatBritain."
• SomepeoplesaidthatbecauseJohnwasBlackhecouldnotbeBritishandhadnorighttobeMayor.
• DespiteexperiencingracismJohnwontheelectionandbecamemayor.
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JohnRichardArcher:Mayorofthepeople• Johncaredaboutpeople.• Hethoughtitwaswrongthatpeoplefacedracismandthatsomepeoplewereverypoor.
• HecampaignedtoendracismandimprovethelivesofpoorpeopleinBattersea.
• Asmayor,Johnandhisfamilyexperiencedracialharassmentbutthatdidnotstophiswork.Johndidnotbelievehewaslessthanbecauseofhisskincolour.
• Hesaid:“DoyouknowthatIhavehadletterssinceIhave
beenMayorcallingmymothersomeofthefoulestnamesthatitispossibleforamothertobecalled...Ihavebeenmadetofeelmypositionmorethananymanwhohaseveroccupiedthischair,notbecauseIamamemberoftheCouncil,butbecauseIamamanofcolour...AmInota
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John’ssupportfortheBlacksoldiersofWorldWar1
• ManyBlacksoldiersfromAfrica,theCaribbeanandEnglandfoughtanddiedinWorldWar1.
• Racismmeantthearmywassegregatedbyskincolour.
• Manyofthesesoldiershavenotreceivedthanksandappreciation.
• Johndidafamousspeechaboutthis
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John’sspeechinsupportofBlacksoldiersandBlackpeople,madeatanAfrican
ProgressUnionmeeting.
“Thepeopleinthiscountryaresadlyignorantwithreferencetothedarkerraces,andourobjectistoshowthemthatwehavegivenuptheideaofbeinghewersofwoodanddrawersofwater,thatweclaimourrightfulplacewithinthisEmpire.Thatifwearegoodenoughtobebroughttofightthewarsofthecountrywearegoodenoughtoreceivethebenefitsofthecountry.Oneoftheobjectsofthisassociationistodemand– notask,itwillbe‘demand’allthetimethatIamyourPresident.Iam
notaskingforanything,Iamoutdemanding.”• Everyoneintheroomcheeredthisspeech.• Howdidyoufeelwhenreadingit?
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JohnRichardArcher’sLegacy
• JohnArcherdiedonThursday14July1932,afewweeksafterhis69thbirthday.
• MPWilliamSanderssaid:JohnArcherwasoneofthelargestheartedmenIhaveeverhadthepleasureofknowing.Thepoorhadnobetterfriend...Hispublicspirithadnobounds...Heleftbehindhimamultitudeoffriendsandnotasingleenemy.Hewasonewhodeservedwellofthecommunity,forhehadserveditwell.
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IntroductiontoBlackLeadersinBritainKS2andabove
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ThankstothelegacyofAllanandJohn,anumberofBlackmayorshavebeenelected.
Youcandoamazingthingsaswel.Whatworkwouldyouliketodoinfuture?
ErnestEzeajughi,borninNigeria,electedmayorofBrentin2019
MajidMajid,arefugeefromSomalia,electedmayorof
Sheffieldin2018
EileenTaylor,borninJamaica,electedLordmayorofLeedsin
2019
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