Difficult Histories – Black Lives Matter: Dialogue & Debate

An interactive Dialogue & Debate webinar from Cumberland Lodge, streamed live on Thursday 9 July 2020 at 11am

Resource type: Webinar

This webinar is the second in a four-part mini-series on issues of race and justice in policing, education, the culture sector and wider society, as part of the regular series of Dialogue & Debate webinars from Cumberland Lodge.

The discussion is presented by Cumberland Lodge trustee and Director of the 21st Century Trust, John Lotherington, with guest panellists:

– Dr Christienna Fryar – Lecturer in Black British History, Goldsmiths (University of London)

– Dr Tristram Hunt – Director, Victoria & Albert Museum

– Zaiba Patel – History teacher 

– Olivia Wyatt – Researcher, Young Historians Project 

This webinar explores the findings and recommendations of our 2019 Cumberland Lodge Report, Difficult Histories & Positive Identities, in light of recent events associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, including the removal of statues and the changing of street or school names.

Audio version

An audio-only version of this webinar is available below, and on podcast platforms.

Audio versions of all our previous Dialogue & Debate webinars can be found on SoundCloud here.

https://soundcloud.com/dialogue-and-debate/blacklivesmatter-difficult-histories-christienna-fryar-tristram-hunt-zaiba-patel-olivia-wyatt