US human rights leader Rev Jesse Jackson visited Oxford University today to encourage more black students to apply to the city's colleges.
Rev Jackson was at Regent's Park College to launch the Aspire programme, which will encourage more black students to apply to the university through mentoring schemes and research.
The initiative, run by Regent's Park College and the Churches Together in Britain as well as the Ireland racial justice team, wants more black children to consider a university education.
During his visit, Rev Jackson will give a lecture on freedom and education to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. He will also be made an honorary Fellow of Regent's Park College.
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