The suppression of history
"The crimes committed by our ancestors are not considered relevant to the British official narrative, and non-white history has long been suppressed. Our collective refusal to deny the violence of the past brings discrimination, 'victim-blaming' and an exhausting and protracted struggle over how our shared history is told."
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History is often thought of as being of no obvious use, yet there are culture wars going on in Britain at the moment that throw into sharp relief its centrality to public life. History has become a battleground where a struggle is being fought over what British citizens are allowed to know about the past.