Make sure Black History in all schools is covered extensively

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Ensure that Black History that is taught in the UK does not just entail brief excerpts about the Slave Trade and has positive things like; the first black voter, black peoples involvement in the wars, Bristol Bus Boycott, Windrush Scandal, and even African Empires such as the Benin Kingdom

I think it’s important that black people are not portrayed in a negative light all the time, I think it is also important that black people feel a sense of importance and pride in their culture and it is also important that we teach both the good and the bad. I think Black people should be proud of their culture and teaching others about the amazing contributions they have made in society can help to wean out prejudices in the next generations to come.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

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

10 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
16 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Jun 2020

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