I say niche, because otherwise we're all going to say Lenin. I'm interested to learn about some new historical figures.
But also...
Sorry to be a ghoul. I've baited you. I'll be honest, I'm applying for an internship scheme at an archive, and they've asked me :
'name a change maker who has inspired you... how you would reach 18-24 year olds on TikTok with their story?'
It's a youth engagement in archive material sort of thing. Their other posts are stuff like Chappell Roan's medieval VMA performance superimposed over a piece of tapestry from their archives.
Another is 'looking for a man in finance? 😀 - here's Eggwald Boggington, the so and so rich eccentric guy from our archives.
I'm thinking of choosing Thomas Sankara. But I'd like to hear your suggestions - whether it's related to my post, or not!
I was going to do Toussaint! I knew they had some of his stuff in their archive too, but then I checked and they'd recently done a big exhibition about him, so it might seem like I'd researched them and tried to pander, or something.
To be fair, KSI and The Paul Brothers paved the way for what YouTube has now become. For the worse of society.
That is literally what you are supposed to do in a job interview. You definitely should go with Toussaint if that's true.
Oh, research for sure - I think I'll mention Toussaint as a reason they'd be interested in Sankara - revolution against Europe.