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David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, broadcaster and film-maker. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, David studied history and journalism before joining the BBC.
He’s the maker of award-winning TV and radio documentaries and also a writer, the author of Black and British: A Forgotten History, Civilisations: First Contact; The Cult of Progress, the prize-winning The Worlds’ War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire, and he’s co-author of The Kaiser’s Holocaust: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide.
David’s books and television programmes have explored the themes of colonialism, race, slavery, the slave trade and contemporary culture in the UK and USA. He’s currently working on a series about empire. David Olusoga has recently joined The University of Manchester as Professor of Public History.
Rachel C. Boyle is the Dean of Education at the Carnegie School of Education, Leeds Beckett University. She is the first woman of colour to be appointed as a Dean in the university’s history....
