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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent

App reveals hidden stories of black Britons in Trafalgar Square

Tukwini Mandela with app in Trafalgar Square, London
Tukwini Mandela wants to ‘make black history more visible, so it’s never forgotten’. Photograph: Mikael Buck/Snap

Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter has launched an augmented reality project to help people understand more about the stories of black Britons.

On the 32nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison, Tukwini Mandela said the initiative would “make black history more visible, so it’s never forgotten”. The technology also allowed her grandfather’s statue in London – which is in Parliament Square but was originally intended to be situated in Trafalgar Square – to be “brought to life”, she added.

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