Close Up 3: Kevin Buckle
Interview with Kevin Buckle, a leading activist and historian in Britain’s Black Deaf community.
27m 51s
Chat show (2018). The third series of Close Up, the BSL Zone's in-depth interviews with well-known Deaf people. This time, Tessa Padden interviews Kevin Buckle about his campaigning work for the rights of Black Deaf people and his passion for Black Deaf history. A descendant of slaves in Jamaica, Kevin later discovered the story of a slave who was Deaf. He also contrasts the high achievements of Black Deaf people in the USA with the position of Black Deaf people in Britain. A BSLBT production, produced by Tessa Padden and Bob Duncan.
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