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Black History Month 2004
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prev pageFor 2004, irespect brings together a collection of largely web-based resources to help schools celebrate and explore Black History!
| Competition for Gloucestershire Primary Schools Prizes for KS1 and KS2 entries!
Find out more about Famous Black People and enter an art or poster competition.
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Competition
for Gloucestershire £30.00 prize!
Black Heroes - Who are they? Do
a photo quiz on Famous Black Heroes - and Local Black Heroes. Then
write about your own hero.
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Black History Month Writing Competition "Being Black in Gloucestershire"
Members of the Black Community - of all ages: student, parent, grandparent ... are invited to enter a writing competition. There will be prizes for all ages, and an anthology of writing will be published.
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Black History Month is held every October in Britain. The aims are to:
- Promote knowledge of Black History and experience.
- Disseminate information on positive Black contributions to British Society.
- Heighten the confidence and awareness of Black people in their cultural heritage.
Follow the links below to find out more:
Looking around irespect On irespect there is a range of resources and lesson plans where you will find useful information for planning Black History Month activities |
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Untold Stories: Explore the history and settlement of the African Caribbean Community in Gloucestershire. |
Interviews with African Caribbean Elders in Tredworth, Gloucester |
Terry Roberts: One of the Little Rock 9 - who helped peacefully break illegal educational segregation in the USA as a 16 year old in 1957.
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Parish Registers: The Gloucestershire Record Office holds references to black people in the county dating back to 1603. |
American Sites: Teachers' Guides to American websites |
Fishpool: A child centered approach to raising achievement of African Caribbean pupils in Gloucestershire schools |
External Links irespect will keep you up to date with National information, activities, and websites for Black History Month |
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Black History Month |
Let's Kick Racism Out ofFootball |
100 Great Black Britons |
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Black History / Hidden History: Manchester EMAS |
Moving Here |
The Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History |
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Channel 4 Black History Map |
The Black Presence in Britiain
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BBC Multicultural History |
