Each class has been celebrating the life of a significant black person.
Reception and Nursery children learned a Bob Marley song. – Three Little Birds.
Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, song writer, musician and guitarist who achieved international fame. His distinctive songwriting and vocal style established his worldwide reputation as one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time. He infused his music with a sense of spirituality.
Year 1 learned about Martin Luther King who worked against apartheid in America
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Year 2 learned about Miriam Makeba, South African singer and outspoken opponent of apartheid
Year 3 learned about Olaudah Equiano, a Nigerian slave who later worked to end the slave trade
Year 4 learned about Joan Armatrading, a well known singer who was born in the Caribbean but grew up in Birmingham
Year 5 learned about the comedian, Lenny Henry
Year 6 learned about Harriet Tubman who worked against slavery in America
Same value – different appearance!
A Harriet Tubman Rap
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