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Britain's First Black Woman MP
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:09:01
Publish Date: 2015-06-22 03:06:00
Description: In 1987 Diane Abbott became the first black woman elected to the British Parliament. The daughter of first generation immigrants she was one of only four black MPs. Diane Abbott has been speaking to Witness about her election and making political history in the UK. (Photo: New black MPs Diana Abbott and Bernie Grant 1988. Credit: PA )
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