Eva (unedited)

In secondary school I spent half a year learning about the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1 for my history GCSE. The syllabus glorified the circumnavigation of sir Francis Drake, but completely disregarded the fact that he was heavily involved in some of Britain’s earliest slave trading voyages to West Africa.

 

We spent, at most, a few weeks learning about black history and even in these lessons British crimes where whitewashed and there was no British accountability. Learning about how this country was built on slavery should become a mandatory and thorough part of education, not just half heartedly thrown in during black history month by making us watch ‘Roots’. This is not enough and there needs to be more exposure of all the damage Britain has done and still is doing.

 

The UK is not innocent and in order to move forward we must reflect upon hatred that is so deeply engrained; it cannot be covered up. Just like this whole movement, it should not and will not be a temporary trend to shed a light on the oppression of black lives in history and today... it should instead be a permanent force that makes a change for the better on a constitutional, societal and educational level.

 

- £VA LEWI$

 

The above was sent to me for a documentary I am doing about people’s lives and what is their message, all uncut.

 

This image was taken during the Black Music Protest’s (Black Music Movement now) first tour in the country. Eva sang a song. It was so good that the crowd requested for more which she obliged.

 

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Old Steine, Brighton 🇬🇧

22nd July, 2020

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