‘Pervasive racism’ led to failure to commemorate black and Asian troops – report
“Pervasive racism” underpinned a failure to properly commemorate potentially hundreds of thousands of predominantly black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for the British Empire, an investigation has found.
Join us for a captivating discussion as author Matthew Parker delves into the complexities of the British Empire, exploring its zenith of power and the seeds of its decline. In conversation with David Veevers, Parker offers profound insights into this critical period of history, shedding light on the empire's global impact and the pivotal moments that shaped its trajectory. Don't miss this insightful exploration of one of history's most influential entities and the forces that ultimately led to its unraveling.
#JFL #JaipurLiteratureFest #JFL2024 #JaipurLiteratureFest2024 #Jaipur #JaipurDiaries #Book #BritishEmpire #AuthorTalks #Oneindia
~HT.178~PR.274~ED.102~GR.123~
The Government has apologised over its failure to commemorate at least 116,000 black and Asian soldiers who died fighting for the British Empire. A report found that as many as 350,000 of them were not..
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that "everybody who died fighting for Britain or the Commonwealth in any conflict deserves to be recognised and remembered equally”. The opposition leader’s..
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has apologised and expressed "deep regret" for failures to properly commemorate black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for the British Empire. Report by..
![JLF 2024: The British Empire: Rise & Fall | A Conversation with Author Matthew Parker |Oneindia News [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240320/1369756820-JLF-2024-The-British-Empire-Rise-Fall.jpg)
![UK failure to commemorate black and Indian soldiers [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210422/1318891637-UK-failure-to-commemorate-black-and-Indian-soldiers.jpg)
![Failure to honour black and Asian troops a 'grave injustice' [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210422/1318886592-Failure-to-honour-black-and-Asian-troops.jpg)
!['Deep regret' for failure to honour black and Asian troops [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210422/1318876062-Deep-regret-for-failure-to-honour-black-and.jpg)
