Black history

Jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis, shown here in 1969, was central to the story of jazz. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)

My history hero: Miles Davis (1926–91)

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Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life

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Michael Wood on… slavery

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Africa’s contested past

Four black students in Greensboro, North Carolina, hold the first sit-in (Corbis.)

Timeline: the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s

American civil rights leader Martin Luther King in Washington DC, where he delivered his famous 'I Have A Dream' speech to a quarter of a million civil rights supporters in Washington DC in August 1963. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Mourning Martin Luther King: the life and legacy of the civil rights leader

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The global legacy of Martin Luther King

Rosa Parks rides an integrated bus

From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King: the boycott that inspired the dream

Shackles that were used to tether slaves, on display at the International Slavery Museum. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

History explorer: the British slave trade

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Martin Luther King waves to supporters on the Mall in Washington DC during the March on Washington, 28 August 1963. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

Martin Luther King: the big questions

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John Blanke. (Illustration: Rose Wilkinson for BBC History Magazine)

Black faces of Tudor England

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Black Tudors

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Black Tudors: 60 seconds with Miranda Kaufmann

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How ethnically diverse was Roman Britain?