Full Interviw - Maisie Barrett Author & Contributor to the BBC 1 documentary ‘Subnormal: A British Scandal’ discusses her childhood, how being unjustly placed in a ‘special’ ESN school as a young Black as a young Black girl created many challenges during her adult life, discovering she has Dyslexia, writing several books and much more…Documentary: 'Subnormal: A British Scandal.' In 1960s and 70s, hundreds of Black children in Britain were labelled as “educationally subnormal” and wrongly sent to schools for pupils who were deemed to have low intelligence. Black parents, teachers and activists banded together to expose the injustice and force the education system to change. Available @ BBC iPlayer
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