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2023-09-16 13:52:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8DEC04F822722F113F9F5BF92299FF8AEE3C79E3B2A1C93FC56B533082882053
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The video makes specific reference to several verified recorded accounts of black people in Britain throughout history. https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/families/black-londoners-through-time https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/black-presence/ https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/who-was-black-terror-bill-richmond-slave-bare-knuckle-boxing/ Cheddar man’s DNA indicates he is ‘most likely’ to have been black, consistent with others findings of similar individuals. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/our-work/origins-evolution-and-futures/human-adaptation-diet-disease/cheddar-man-faq.html#:~:text=The%20results%20indicated%20that%20Cheddar,not%20in%20the%20lightest%20categories.
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