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Walter Tull - footballer and army officer

Walter Tull - footballer and army officer
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  • Walter Tull - footballer and army officer
  • Duration: 03:56
  • The inspirational story and autobiographical details about Walter Tull, a black professional footballer in the early 1900s who went on to fight in the First World War. Walter was only the second black player in football league history when he played for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909 and, later, Northampton Town. During his time in the army, Walter progressed into the officer ranks, dying in France in 1918. This clip has subtitles available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    History

       Topic:

    Famous People

  • Keywords: Walter Tull, First World War, WWI, history, Asian, famous, people, football, footballer, army, officer, black history, black britons, subtitled
Ideas for use in class
  • Could be used as part of a wider topic on Black and Asian History and/or Famous People. It has clear links to topics on the First World War and to the History of Sport. The clip could be used as a whole class stimulus resource supporting discussion work or for individual pupil research. There are clear opportunities for using this clip as part of a wider unit of work on inclusion - positive representation of Black and Asian role models/historical figures.
Background details
  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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