First black Guardsman
- Title
- First black Guardsman
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 30 Jul 1987
- Year of production
- 1987
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- Duration
- 00:01:53
- Description
- Lionel Morrison of the Commission for Racial Equality on Richard Stokes being the first black solder recruited into the Grenadier Guards; the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in the higher echelons of the armed services; and the importance of black people entering all career areas. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Lionel Morrison
- Keywords
- Armed forces; Equal opportunity; Racial discrimination; Commission for Racial Equality; Black peoples; Prince Charles; Soldiers; Grenadier Guards; Richard Stokes
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