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Asians in Britain
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2011
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The establishment of the East India Company in 1600 began a complex relationship between Britain and India that would mark major shifts in the culture and history of both nations. This trading relationship, combined with Britain’s long imperial rule in India, led to far reaching changes and a steady migration of Asians from all walks of life to Britain.
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The Campaign for Abolition
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2007
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The campaign which led to Britain's abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in 1807 began as early as 1787. This resource draws on items in the British Library to enable secondary students to explore a range of sources from the entire campaign. This includes minutes from the meetings of the Abolition Committee and eye witness accounts of slavery.
The issues of equality, justice and t...
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Food Stories
Published
2007
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Where does the food on your plate come from? How old is the recipe? Who invented it? How were the ingredients produced? Where and when were the vegetables picked? Who picked them?
These are just some of the question on Food Stories, a colorful website aimed at KS3 and KS4 citizenship and geography students. The interactive website traces the changes that have taken place in the UK&rsquo...
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Voices of the Holocaust
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2006
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This set of webpages consists of 28 oral history testimonies in the British Library sound archive, gathered from Jewish men and women who came to live in Britain during or after World War II. These testimonies are personal, individual, true stories, that describe the hardships of life during Hitler's reign.
The project is aimed at Year 9 GCSE pupils who have already made an initia...
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