In this bonus episode in honour of Black History Month, contributors from previous AoH podcasts chat about significant historians and events.:
Steven Veerapen discusses John Blanke, one of the first black people living in England.
Then we move on to the experience of African Americans in the War of 1812 as sailors and POWs with Nicholas Guyatt.
Saul David explains why the British were destroyed at Isandlwana in 1879 during the Zulu War.
Damien Lewis talks about Josephine Baker and her rise from showgirl in America to superstar in Paris, before becoming an agent for the Deuxieme Bureau during WW2. Finally,
Tessa Dunlop chats about Ena Collymore, veteran of the Auxiliary Territorial Service during WW2.
Timings & Links
1m58s John Blanke - Steven Veerapen on Of Blood Descended.
7m40s African American Sailors during the War of 1812. Nicholas Guyatt on The Hated Cage.
19m16s The Battle of Isandlwana, 1879. Saul David on Zulu: The Heroism and Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879.
23m56s Josephine Baker, superstar and French agent. Damien Lewis on The Flame of Resistance.
41m27s Ena Collymore and the ATS in WW2. Tessa Dunlop on Army Girls.
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