Dr John Kirk and Walter Tull are names that may not be well known to you. They are just two of the many people that are hidden heroes of history. First-time author Alastair Hazell brings to light the role of the retiring Dr John Kirk in abolishing the slave trade in The Last Slave Market.

And did you know that Walter Tull, grandson of a slave, was a double pioneer? – the first black professional football outfield player in England and the first black infantry officer to take command of white troops during World War I. Tull is the hero of Dan Lyndon, a teacher and author of the Black History series for Hachette, who reveals his story in Walter Tull: Footballer, Soldier, Hero. We will also be recovering other heroes and heroines from the hidden pages of history.