betty campbell became the first black headteacher at a welsh school in the 1970s. as a schoolgirl in cardiff she was told that being black and working class would prevent her from achieiving her ambition. today a monument honouring her was unveiled in cardiff. hywel griffith reports. two, one. go! history uncovered. betty campbell s life was, in itself, a lesson in how the power of education and determination can combine. as wales s first ever black head teacher, she worked in cardiff s deprived docklands, refusing to accept that race or gender should define a child s life. i went out to the headmistress and told her that i wanted to be a teacher. and she said, oh, get the idea out of your head right away. you d have insurmountable problems. and even if that tender age of 15, i knew that she meant if you re black, that s your lot. she was the first to make black
on the condition that she seeks treatment at the priory centre and works with the probation services to try and turn her life around. colin paterson, bbc news, crawley. for the first time in history, a public statue honouring a real life woman has been unveiled in wales. betty campbell became the first black headteacher at a welsh school in the 19705. as a schoolgirl in cardiff, she was told that being black and working class would prevent her from achieiving her ambition. today, a monument honouring her and what she did for multicultural education was unveiled in cardiff. hywel griffith reports. two, one. go! history uncovered. betty campbell s life was, in itself, a lesson in how the power of education and determination can combine. as wales s first ever black head teacher, she worked in cardiff s deprived docklands, refusing to accept that