Lesson starters. KS3 Britain's black history. Gold /

Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your town or city. Most of Britain's towns and cities have a trading or financial area and it's in these areas that you'll often find rich evidence of Black History. Here Tony visits the Bank of England an...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [London, England] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2010.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your town or city. Most of Britain's towns and cities have a trading or financial area and it's in these areas that you'll often find rich evidence of Black History. Here Tony visits the Bank of England and handles a real solid gold bar. But Where did this gold come from? Some of Britain's earliest trading power came from a wealth of gold extracted from Africa. One of the first British mass-produced gold coins takes its name from the region of West Africa from which much of the gold used to make the coin originated.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 24, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 min.)
Playing Time:00:04:13