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This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition Make Black History mandatorily taught in schools.

To make black history a full topic in the history subject of secondary schools to help educate the nation. Thus helping to reduce racism.

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Racism comes from the absence of Education regarding minorities. In Secondary School there are 55 units in History, only 3 of these involve minorities of black history. This is not enough.
We need to educate everyone in this country on black history. Adding an entire topic for black history in Secondary School would be a great start.

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Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808

Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323961

Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324092

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