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Article: Britain's first black archbishop; He was beaten up by Idi Amin's thugs, had his home set ablaze by UK racists and he's a mad Man Utd fan, meet..(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 18, 2005
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Byline: By ROD CHAYTOR
HE was targeted by Idi Amin's thugs, forced to flee to Britain then heard that his best friend had been arrested and killed in Uganda.
But if clergyman John Sentamu thought he'd enjoy a quiet life in Britain, he was mistaken...
Over the past three decades, he has campaigned against racism, been firebombed, been harassed by the police, tackled gun crime and even spoken out about the upheaval at Old Trafford.
To cap it all, this outspoken man of the cloth yesterday became Britain's first black archbishop - and is ...