Black History Month stories
New stories will appear here each week during Black History Month
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Thomas Birch Freeman: nineteenth century missionary from Britain who helped to build the Methodist Church across Africa.
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Francis Bartels: twentieth century inspirational teacher
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Sybil Phoenix: building the first black youth club
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Boston King: missionary and teacher
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The Golden Jubilee: restored motor launch sent to Panama
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Oluadah Equiano: former slave who became an abolitionist leader
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George Cosens, Jamaican who became the “first known Caribbean minister in Britain”.