An actor playing Tull on stage says the war hero and footballer has been an inspiration to him.
Leon Newman , seen here with fellow actors Neil Reidman and Susie Broadbent, said Walter Tull had inspired him
Tull was the first ever black officer to command white troops in the British army and one of England's first black football players, facing racial abuse while playing for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town. The production toured throughout Black History Month, with the final performance to be held in Northampton."I just look to Walter Tull in those moments and it does genuinely help me and get me through.
When Walter Tull died on the battlefields of World War One, very few people knew how much he had endured in his 29 years.
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