![]() ![]() ![]() Olusoga began his television career as a researcher on the 1999 BBC series Western Front. He later attended the University of Liverpool to study the history of slavery, and in 1994, graduated with a BA (Hons) History degree, followed by a postgraduate course in broadcast journalism at Leeds Trinity University. They were allegedly eventually forced to leave as a result of the racism. By the time he was 14, the National Front had allegedly attacked his house on more than one occasion, requiring police protection for him and his family. He was one of a very few non-white people living on a council estate. At five years old, Olusoga migrated to the UK with his mother and grew up in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Early life and education ĭavid Olusoga was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to a Nigerian father and British mother. ![]() He has presented historical documentaries on the BBC and contributed to The One Show and The Guardian. ![]() He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. Historian, writer, broadcaster, filmmakerīlack and British: A Forgotten History (2016)ĭavid Adetayo Olusoga OBE (born January 1970 ) is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. ![]()
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