The First Black Professional Footballer 1865 to 1930 SPORT & CLASS
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The First Black Professional Footballer1865 to 1930
SPORT & CLASS
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Who was Arthur?
Arthur Wharton
• The first man to run 100yards in 10 seconds
• The first black professional footballer
• A multi-talented sportsman, pioneer and celebrity of his day
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Image: Arthur with the Princess Hassan Cup after breaking the World Record for the 100 Yard Sprint 1886
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Arthur’s experience of racism (3)
‘Is the darkie’s pate too thick for it to dawn upon him that between the posts is no place for a skylark? By some it’s called coolness – bosh!’
(Football News and Athletic Journal, 29 October 1887)
‘Stalybridge Rovers have bagged a real nigger as goalkeeper in Wharton'
(Northern Daily Telegraph, 18th January, 1896)
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Arthur’s experience of racism (4)
In an interview, Arthur told of a time he was resting between races, unseen, and overheard two rivals say, “Who’s he that we should be frightened of him beating us? We can beat a blooming nigger any time”. He recalled jumping up and startling them with, “Allow me to help you understand that I not only run, I do a little boxing when it is required”, and that the rivals made a quick getaway!
Athletic Journal June 1888
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What is Scientific Racism (5)
This illustration ran in Harper’s Weekly Magazine in America (c.1887-1916). The text with it asserts that the Irish have evolved from the ‘savage’ African and that both made way for superior races.
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What is Scientific Racism (6)
“I am haunted by the human chimpanzees I saw [in Ireland] . . . I don't believe they are our fault. . . . But to see white chimpanzees is dreadful; if they were black, one would not feel it so much. . . ."
Charles Kingsley, English clergyman, writer, amateur naturalist and historian (1819–1875)
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Racism as a political tool (7)
Clip about Victorian racism and colonial rule. ‘Far-right’ National Front march, Yorkshire, Britain, 1970s. March Against Fascism, Sheffield, protesting the English Defence League 22/9/13 (Courtesy of Sheffield Newspapers)
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Racism as a political tool (8)
Above: Flag of the Nazi Party and Nazi Germany.Left: Symbol of The Golden Dawn Party in modern day Greece. Scholars and much of the media have described it as a neo-Nazi and fascist group but they reject these labels.
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How Arthur defied racism (9)
"No full blooded Negro has ever been distinguished as a man of science, a poet, or an artist, the fundamental equality [claimed for the negro] by ignorant philanthropists is belied by the whole history of the race.“
1903 Encyclopedia Britannica
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Myths of an all white Britain (10)
Arthur’s story highlights:positive immigration and integration, early roots of multiculturalism contribution of immigrants - cultural and economical.
“Britain was all white and British before the war!”“Immigrants come and take and don’t give anything back!”
[Myths of the Far-Right
Hollie McNish performing ‘Mathematics’ 2012
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We are all one race (11)
Different ‘races’ of humans, don’t exist. Here, Actress, Thandie Newton tells of the moment she learnt this fact (TED.com).
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We are all one race (12)
Olympic Champion, Jess Ennis - Yorkshire Track and Field Championships 2010 courtesy of Adam Kerfoot-Roberts
Arthur Wharton at Darlington FC (c.1884-88)
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Let’s kick racism out (13)
Racism in football is a reflection of what’s happening on a political, social and economic level.
As well as on a grass-roots level, racism must be tackled through power structures. Here we see premiership
footballers taking a stand to attract media attention (2012).
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Empathic Civilisation (13)
The human journey away from racism and xenophobiaexplained in 2.5 minutes!
(RSA: The Empathic Civilisation)