Include black history in all curriculums and the negative side of colonisation.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the obvious and systematic racism in the USA and UK it is imperative that we are teaching the new generation about all sides of history. This includes but is not limited to black and queer history and the atrocities that colonialism brought to the world.

We want the curriculum changed and less to be taught about the world wars. 5 years on the world wars and no time on black or queer history reinforces the systematic racisms of the population as well as eradicating black contributions to society. It is imperative that we teach a balanced view to help remove hatred and xenophobia from the world. Teach a balanced history and include the negatives of colonial expansion and how we have helped the world and also negatively impacted it

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums

Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history

Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum

We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality

Timeline

3 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
11 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Jun 2020

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