Dear all
With the coming renewed bicentennial focus in August, we are keen to draw
your attention to our DVD Learning Resource: "The First Black Britons": The
Story of the West India Regiment (1795-1927)
Synopsis:
The First Black Britons is a dramatic and compelling narrative brought to
life by reconstruction and a wealth of historical sources.
Actor Gary Beadle (Eastenders' Paul Truman) presents a journey of discovery,
from the Napoleonic Wars to the grand imperial age and a struggle for
equality. He visits archives, museums and historical sites in Jamaica,
Barbados, Liverpool, London and Windsor, revealing a vital missing chapter
in the making of modern Britain. The incredible hidden history of the West
India Regiment. And the unique act of Parliament that established a new
class of Briton - Black British.
'The First Black Britons' is designed to be a catalyst for programmes and
lesson plans in Black History Month, that can also support cross-curricular
schemes of work throughout the year. 3 x 18" episodes are structured as
follows:
1. "Slaves In Red Coats": The Napoleonic Wars in the Caribbean.
2. "The Queen's Gentlemen": Black Britishness and the Victorian Age.
3. "The Prodigals' Return": The Black heroes of British West Africa
For further details of the resource, do please have a look at our website:
www.sweetpatootee.co.uk
The Times Educational Supplement will be running a feature on 'The First
Black Britons' in their next edition (13th July).
Our UK distributor is Beckmann Visual Publishing < www.beckmanngroup.co.uk >
Kelly Smith, Sales & Marketing Director - T: 01624 816 585, F: 01624 816 589
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With the help of Prof. Roger Buckley, University of Connecticut (author,
"Slaves In Redcoats"), we truly feel that we have met our objectives in
bringing to light a hidden history of the Americas in the form of a flexible
and groundbreaking resource: a dramatic and compelling narrative that meets
curriculum requirements from a multicultural perspective.
We hope you will find it a useful addition to your resources.
Tony T
Rebecca Goldstone
Sweet Patootee
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