• "Until black history matters, black lives will never matter" - the legacy of the world's first black footballer

  • Oct 28 2020
  • Duración: 27 m
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  • Shaun Campbell first heard the name Arthur Wharton thirteen years ago while giving a talk for Black History Month in Middlesbrough. He could barely believe what he was hearing - that the first black professional footballer in the world made his debut for Darlington.

    Shaun talks to ITV Tyne Tees' Tafadzwa Mudiwa about setting up the Arthur Wharton Foundation, with the help of former Middlesbrough FC captain George Boateng - and, remarkably, musician Stevie Wonder. At the heart of the campaign was Campbell's desire to ensure that a fitting tribute was paid to Wharton, who he describes as "the original pioneer and trailblazer for everybody of colour in football, rugby, cricket and cycling".

    In 2014, a statue of Wharton was erected at St George's Park - the home of English football.

    Campbell says: "I couldn't understand why he'd never been properly celebrated and why he seemingly was almost written out of history".
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