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Radio Nottingham,3 mins

Remembrance Day: Black Britain and the war effort

Reya El-Salahi

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Many people wear poppies for Remembrance Day but how much is known about the contribution African and Caribbean people made to the war effort? In this clip, BBC Radio Nottingham's Reya El-Salahi explores the relevance of poppies and remembrance for black Britain with Yvonne Dennis, an English teacher from Nottingham's Language Café and Val Watson, head of the University of Nottingham's BME Staff Network.

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