Patrick Vernon on Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast Hosted by Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd
Patrick Vernon on Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast Hosted by Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd
This episode takes a look at the history of the fight for race equality in the UK. It is one that goes back centuries but we want to explore what progress has really been made in modern times and what have been the drivers–the combination of activism, movements, law and cultural change both in the UK and abroad.
Guests are historian and activist Patrick Vernon, Sunder Katwala director of the think tank British Future and Diane Abbott including her her story of being the first black woman to be elected to Parliament.
Patrick Vernon shares his experiences of growing up in Wolverhampton as the son of immigrant parents, and how he and his sister reacted differently to the racism they were the victims of.
