History suggests that the disillusioned and the disaffected do not readily take to the streets nor man the barricades to defend a system that failed to defend them.
David OlusogaRead
Since I began presenting programmes about black history my life has become a constant impromptu focus group. I am stopped in the street by people who want to talk about the histories those documentaries explore.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Sharing knowledge about black history has opened up numerous discussions and engagements for the speaker.
In this quote, David Olusoga expresses how his work in presenting programmes on black history has transformed his daily life into an ongoing dialogue with the public. He highlights the importance of these conversations in understanding the complexities of history and the impact it has on society today.
Themes
Black HistoryDocumentariesDialogueEducationPublic Discussion
In practice
Example use cases
During a community event focused on cultural awareness, I mentioned how David Olusoga’s work encourages open conversations about black history.
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Public buildings, built from the rates and taxes paid by past generations, are being auctioned off by impoverished councils who need the money to pay the redundancies of workers they can no longer afford to employ. Many of these grand Victorian buildings will be turned into flats that most people will never be able to afford.
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Black history is a series of missing chapters from British history. I'm trying to put those bits back in.
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We nonchalantly expect that next year's smartphone will be faster and better than this year's, yet we struggle to imagine that society and our lives could progress at anything like the pace at which technology advances and we meekly accept it when things go backwards.
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Our national history cannot be national if, in the near future, one in three young adults feels their stories remain untold, if this country's long global history of empire and interconnections is marginalised and if the historical reality of race is rendered almost invisible.
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