A 16ft statue of the world’s first black professional footballer will be unveiled at the FA’s national football centre in Burton on Thursday.
Cast in bronze, it depicts goalkeeper Arthur Wharton flinging himself backwards to tip a ball over the bar.
The story of how it got there involves Sepp Blatter, Stevie Wonder, Rio Ferdinand and a 53-year-old Darlington artist called Shaun Campbell.
And it all started seven years ago in Middlesbrough Town Hall. More\…
Walter Tull, the first ever black officer in the British Army and the second black professional footballer to play in Britain. He was a strong figure who rose above social and raical barriers of his time to succeed in his own right. Find out more
On 17 October 1968, Tommie Smith caused controversy by making a ‘Black Power Salute’ at the Olympics.
After winning 200m gold in Mexico City, Smith and his fellow American John Carlos – who took bronze – made the gesture during their medal ceremony in order to support the civil rights cause.
Find out more and listen to Smith explain what led him to make one of the most political statements the Olympics has ever seen.
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The first traveller to win a place at the University of Cambridge will graduate on Saturday with a first-class honours degree in history.
Zoah Hedges-Stocks, 23, was born into a family of travelling showmen and spent every summer school term working on her mother’s food van, selling candy floss to fairgoers across East Anglia. She won a place at Murray Edwards College in 2009 and overcame a spell of illness that interrupted her studies.
“I still can’t quite believe I have got a first. It has been a lot of hours and a lot of essays,” she said. “I’ve never experienced any snobbery about my background and everyone has been really welcoming.”
Her mother, Bernice, and her grandparents will be at the graduation ceremony.
“I am so proud of Zoah and just couldn’t take it in when she said she had a First,” her mother said. “No one else in our community has ever been to university and I think she has done amazingly well.”
Ms Hedges-Stocks has been offered a place on a journalism training course.
Students’ Union organised fantastic events as part of the University’s Celebrate Difference and Diversity week.
The highlight was a guest seminar from Charlton Athletic Football Club’s Manager, Chris Powell; ‘Give Racism the Red Card’.
The day continued with the University’s football team promoting the FA’s ‘Kick it Out’ campaign:
