Leslie "Teacher" Palmer
Trinidadian community activist, writer and teacher (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leslie Stephen "Teacher" Palmer, MBE[1] (born 21 August 1943),[2][3] is a Trinidadian community activist, writer and teacher, who migrated in the 1960s to the UK, where he became involved in music and the arts in West London. He is credited with developing a successful template for the Notting Hill Carnival, of which he was director from 1973 to 1975,[4] during which time he "completely revolutionised the event and transformed its structure and content almost beyond recognition."[5] He is also known by the name of "The Wounded Soldier" as a kaisonian.[6][7][8]
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Born | Leslie Stephen Palmer (1943-08-21) 21 August 1943 (age 80) Tunapuna, Trinidad |
Other names | Teacher; The Wounded Soldier |
Occupation(s) | Community activist, writer, teacher, calypsonian |
Known for | Director of Notting Hill Carnival 1973–1975 |
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