“History suggests that the disillusioned and the disaffected do not readily take to the streets nor man the barricades to defend a system that failed to defend them.”

British-Nigerian historian, writer, broadcaster, and film-maker

David Adetayo Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, writer, broadcaster, and filmmaker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester and has 100 quotes on the site. He is known for presenting historical documentaries on the BBC, writing for The Guardian, and authoring Black and British: A Forgotten History, published in 2016. His work often returns to history in Britain, especially the long and often overlooked relationship between Black and British history.