Myths and Facts
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Facts and Feelings?
This working title for this book project is a bit problematic.
The idea of myths suggests something that is not ‘true’. Something that is a part of folklore, usually involving supernatural and celestial beings. The kind of ‘myth’ we are supposed to be dealing with here though is like:
Slaves were kept in [...]
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Myths, Facts and Feelings?
Posted in 2007, Bristol, facts and feelings, maafa, slave trade, slavery, tagged abolition 200, Bristol, slave trade, slavery, transatlantic slave trade on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Something to Celebrate?? contd. – Whitefolk
Posted in 2007, Bristol, abolition, multiculturalism, slavery, tagged abolition 200, Bristol, slave trade, slavery on November 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A POLEMIC
One noticeable thing about this year and the open debate about the suffering of black people, has been the increased irritation of some white-folk.
Mainly because they can’t see why all the attention should be placed on people who, to them, have have only just arrived. Especially if they have similar basic needs too. A [...]
The 2007 Review goes on…
Posted in 2007, Bristol, abolition, education, tagged , abolition 200, edcuation on November 14, 2007 | 6 Comments »
So on the night in question (12th November 2007, reviewing Abolition 200 in Bristol at the Malcolm X centre, as per previous blog entry), there were some pertinent questions and debate about this year. There were a few points on education brought by Cllr. John Rogers , Lisa Blackwood, well and everybody really, after a question from Jacky Davis.
This [...]
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