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Mary Seacole: A Hidden History

A series of biographical films. Mary Seacole was a nurse who, despite being rejected by Florence Nightingale's organisation, saved the lives of thousands of soldiers in the Crimea.

Short series of biographical films showing the debt Britons owes to pioneers of multi-racial Britain. Mary Seacole was an accomplished Jamaican nurse who, on deciding to help during the Crimean War, had to travel there at her own expense and risk because Florence Nightingale's organisation rejected her for being 'too dark'. One there, she saved the lives of thousands of British soldiers.

30 minutes

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Wed 12 Mar 2008 03:00

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