I did a degree in history. I chose history in part out of a sense of social responsibility, the idea being that if you have an awareness and understanding of what has happened in the past, you are in a stronger position to understand and make decisions about what to do for the best in the present.What really interests me is how human suffering has been permitted in our society and how people overcome seemingly insurmountable odds.I studied the transatlantic slave trade, the civil rights movement...
