The British Museum ended a minute of silence on World War I Day with a rap about racism
The Imperial War Museum of Britain apologized for ending the minute of silence November 11 (the date of the end of the First World War) rap about racism against the former prime minister of the country Winston Churchill. This is reported by the Daily Mail.
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According to eyewitnesses, museum visitors are disgusted left the hall during a performance by a youth music group. “The whole event became horrible with the inclusion of rap, which was nothing more than a nefarious attack on Churchill and a rant about race,” reads one review of the exhibition on Tripadvisor.
London apologized in April after the publication of a report on the deaths of more than 150 thousand African and Indian soldiers during the First World War, forgotten by the authorities. British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, on behalf of the government, expressed deep regret for the situation and referred to persistent prejudices and racist ideas that were once popular in English society.