How does Walter Tull's story resonate with people today? What evidence exists to document Walter Tull's life and career?

Aug 3, 2023 ... After playing football in the Orphanage football team, Tull was selected to play for the amateur club Clapton in 1908. Scarcely four months had ... Sep 8, 2024 ... The drama tells the inspiring story of pioneering black footballer Walter Tull. Award-winning playwright Dougie Blaxland and celebrated composer ... Jan 16, 2014 ... PETER FROST finds a memorial in Northampton with a sad story of a forgotten hero and a century of racism in football. 19 Football Star (20 March 1909) Up to the date of the report, Tull had not played in a losing Clapton side. 20 26 May 1909 to Morgan at the NCO London. Written ... Nov 12, 2024 ... Walter Tull was born on April 28, 1888. He was a Black British professional soccer player, dentist, and British Army officer. Jan 19, 2014 ... This grandson of slaves was 29 when he was killed in action in 1918. He has no known grave. Perhaps through prejudice he was never awarded the ... Oct 11, 2021 ... One of the first mixed heritage players to be in an English football team and a British Army officer of World War One, Walter Tull paved the way for equality ... Walter Tull is a World War One History Hero: the 1st Black combat officer in the British Army, who started out as a professional footballer for Spurs. Oct 23, 2021 ... Officer, Footballer, (Raw Press, 2010 1st edition); Colouring Over the White Line. A history of Black footballers in Britain (Mainstream, 2000) ... Walter Tull was the first Black outfield footballer in England's premier division, and made history with his appointment as the first Black army captain in the ...