Exclusive: Majority of British people found to have ‘shockingly little’ knowledge about Black British history

  • vivadanang@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I’m from the US. I wouldn’t have gotten many, but brits didn’t even get Samuel Coleridge-Taylor? Sad.

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      1 year ago

      It is sad, but this is also because of the generally low level of interest in classical music.

      I will say that even within classical music, he does not get the correct level of recognition. Possibly (likely) due to racial issues of the time.

      I have noticed more is being done to address this recently, which is a positive. Classical radio stations are featuring his music more and running features discussing his life and music. He was also featured in this year’s proms, which is probably most of the general publics only exposure to classical music.

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        1 year ago

        he was the mega-hit of his time. He toured the US repeatedly, meeting teddy roosevelt iirc. sad to see his legacy forgotten.