artwork Jonathan Boast
Welcome to Crossing the White Line:The Walter Tull Story website, an initiative put together by City of Westminster Archives and Walter Tull biographer, Phil Vasili and funded by Kick it Out and the Heritage Lottery. The website is part of a larger project, which aims to raise awareness and celebrate the short but historically significant life of Walter Tull, a uniquely brave, gifted and determined man, whose life reads like an epic adventure; he was a leader of men, a national hero, yet his story still remains largely untold.
The year 2008 is of particular importance, 28th April, 2008, marks the 120th anniversary of Walter’s birth and 25th March, 2008, the 90th anniversary of his death. It is also poignant that these anniversaries occur when at 11am, on the 11th November, nations will be remembering the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Britain’s national Armistice celebrations will focus on Westminster Abbey and the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior who represents all soldiers, like Tull, who have no known grave.
While, in the past, these remembrance events have sometimes been criticised as Euro-centric, Walter’s story confounds this perception by broadening our understanding of Britain’s multi-ethnic past, thus attracting interest from a wider cross-cultural audience.
Walter's story can be told thanks to a £49,900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The grant has been used to produce a range of activities and resources that are available to download for free from this website (see resources).
The year 2008 is of particular importance, 28th April, 2008, marks the 120th anniversary of Walter’s birth and 25th March, 2008, the 90th anniversary of his death. It is also poignant that these anniversaries occur when at 11am, on the 11th November, nations will be remembering the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Britain’s national Armistice celebrations will focus on Westminster Abbey and the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior who represents all soldiers, like Tull, who have no known grave.
While, in the past, these remembrance events have sometimes been criticised as Euro-centric, Walter’s story confounds this perception by broadening our understanding of Britain’s multi-ethnic past, thus attracting interest from a wider cross-cultural audience.
Walter's story can be told thanks to a £49,900 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The grant has been used to produce a range of activities and resources that are available to download for free from this website (see resources).
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CHECK OUT the Crossing the White Line: The Walter Tull Story animation
by clicking on the image below
This animation was created and produced by Tom Hillenbrand with the help of children from Mundella Primary School, NCH Action for Children - Brunel Estate Family Centre and 17 year old, Chris Bennett-Grant.
All rights reserved. None of the images or text contained on this website may be reproduced without the permission of the publisher. For more information email crossingthewhiteline@gmail.com
The learning resources may be duplicated for educational purposes ONLY.
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