Mary Seacole may have treated soldiers during the Crimean War and Tom Molineaux made waves as a bare knuckle boxer in the 1880s, but analysis conducted by Snap, the Black Cultural Archives and Research Without Borders found that on average, less than 32% of people recognise famous historical Black figures.

More than half of people in the UK say they feel like they do not know enough about Black history, but a new immersive experience in London’s Trafalgar Square is aiming to change that, and is using Snapchat’s augmented reality lens to tell these missing stories in a creative way.

From today, the Square will become an interactive history lesson that tells Snapchatters the stories of prominent Black British figures that live behind the more famous monuments.

Hidden Black Stories: Snapchat is using augmented reality to bring forgotten Black British history to life across London