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Boulevard Academy's Report on our Schools Study Day

26/10/2017

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On 6 October, 15 Year 9 students from the Boulevard Academy attended Hull College for our Schools Event to support the 'Our Histories Revealed' exhibition.  So following on from yesterday's blog post review of our recent exhibition and events a couple of the students from the school have kindly put together a report for us about what they experienced and what they took away from the day. 

During the event the students heard a presentation about the background to Black History Month, heard about the African Stories project and then were treated to a live oral history interview with Bax and Lans, members of the popular local band Bud Sugar. This was followed by a guided tour of the exhibition at the Hull History Centre.

We are pleased to have received some feedback from two of the students Dean Denton and Jack Brettlell  
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African Stories in Hull & East Yorkshire

By Dean Denton, with help from Jack Brettell 

On Friday 6th October, a selection of students travelled to Hull College to unravel the history of “African Stories of East Yorkshire”.  

It took place at Hull College’s Arts Building. We were given a presentation about the achievements of some of Hull’s most remarkable – if sometimes forgotten Black citizens.

​Here is the list of notable Black people from our area:

  • Adolphus Meheux, a seaman living in Hull, a Sierra Leonean, worked as an engineer on board steam boats.  
  • David Rocastle, a famous professional footballer who played for Hull Tigers. 
  • Dusé Mohamed Ali, a British-Egyptian actor who founded the Hull Shakespeare Society. 
  • Clive Sullivan, a famous rugby player, who played for Hull FC and Hull KR, and is now remembered as a Hull FC champion and named on Clive Sullivan Way in Hull. 
​Everyone who went on the trip found it highly enjoyable and learnt so much. One student, Jack, stated that, “I found the educational visit was well-presented and well-structured.”

As a school, we may need to revaluate how we approach Black history, and where we could integrate it further across the curriculum. Nevertheless, from the visit we learnt that Black History is all around us, despite being often forgotten. It is just as significant, and just as interesting as all History.  ​​
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