<p>Allan Noel Minns, son of Dr Allan Glaisyer Minns, Britain's first Black mayor when elected mayor of Thetford in 1904, served in the British Army as a medical officer during the First World War.</p><br><p>To find out more Dr Fern Riddell speaks to former soldier and director of <a href="https://www.recognizeonline.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Recognize Black Heritage and Culture</a> Garry Stewart and academic Dr Remi Adekoya, author of <em>Biracial Britain: A Different Way of Looking at Race</em> which is set for release in 2021.</p><br><p><em>Sky HISTORY's </em><a href="https://www.history.co.uk/shows/not-what-you-thought-you-knew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Not What You Thought You Knew</em></a>&nbsp;is presented by Dr Fern Riddell, produced by Kim Sergeant, Peter Ross, research by Mary Nzeh, and series produced by Sam Pearson.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>