minus-squarevagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.orgtoWorld News@lemmy.ml•Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey findslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 months agoIt’s not just Roman history. It happened recently with the Cleopatra show. Some people can’t get their head around the idea that not all Africans are black. linkfedilink
minus-squarevagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.orgtoWorld News@lemmy.ml•Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey findslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·9 months agoHis father was a Berber, and his mother was Roman if I’m not mistaken. Doesn’t sound like he was black. linkfedilink
It’s not just Roman history. It happened recently with the Cleopatra show. Some people can’t get their head around the idea that not all Africans are black.