
David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter, and BAFTA-winning filmmaker. He is a professor of public history at the University of Manchester, the author of several books, and a columnist for The Observer, The Voice, and BBC History Magazine, as well as a contributor for The Guardian and the New Statesman. He presents the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time and wrote and presented the award-winning BBC series Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners. His book Black and British was longlisted for multiple prizes in the UK.

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