Ordinary African Men and Women suffered, so that around the world, people of African descent would have more freedom.

A generation or so ago in the United States, Africans had to fight to secure their right to vote.

SuperBlack asks, how important is our history in your life?

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Stephen Lawrence actually attended a mass protest, months before he was murdered, after the racist murder of one of his friends, Roland Adams.

Doreen Lawrence later said "I felt really frightened that Roland had been killed for no reason but I presume at the same time you hear it, and until it happens to you it doesn't really sink in"

How aware are we of our experience (history)?



"By 1993 there had been three murders in our area. I wasn't aware of them all. I was aware, of course, of the Roland Adams one because Stephen knew Roland and that was a big thing for him. They were having a march or something and he wanted to be there. I was very worried for him because Thamesmead is an area you always hear about with racism connected to it, it is always happening down there. I remember saying to him: "I don't want you to go" because he would be a stranger to the area and a strange face and if anything happened they would pick him up quite easily. He had a strong conviction where that was concerned because it was his friend and he told me "no" and in fact he actually went. I felt really frightened that Roland had been killed for no reason but I presume at the same time you hear it, and until it happens to you it doesn't really sink in. The fear has always been there."

Doreen Lawrence


http://www.archive.official-document...2/sli-ap06.htm

Is African history something Africans learn for one year at college?

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Understand what this means, African leaders.

I guess a lot of youths nowadays, don't see this happening anymore as often as it was back then.... so some pps memory have faded away....

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