This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Make Black civil rights history compulsory learning in schools
I want the government to implement a deeper education into black history and civil rights history both worldwide and British.
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With the situation the world is in currently people are ignorant and not understanding why things are the way they are. To rule out this ignorance we have to start with the education of people about slavery and civil rights history. In my whole 13 years of education I have had 3 lessons on slavery and I have to learn about it myself. To understand today I have know about yesterday and that is the only way tomorrow is going to be any different. Change needs to happen and this is a stepping stone
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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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