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!

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    4 days ago

    it's a good Sankara primer but unfortunately the commentary is very western, even if it is sympathetic at points. The classic 'good man goes too far' sort of thing.

    Totally agree! Watched it with my, now defunct, study group and we all agreed that they compartmentalized the protests to the revolution and totally erased the existence of a bourgeois counter-revolutionary movement. You'd think the western powers were just sitting on their hands if that doc was all you had to go by.

    https://youtu.be/FSLyaePPH7U watching it on YouTube did lead me to find this though. cat-vibing