her ambition from a young age had been to take charge of a school, but she was told that being black and working class would prevent her from achieving her goal. 0ur correspondent hywell griffith reports. two, one. go! history uncovered. betty campbell s life was in itself a lesson in how the power of education and determination can combine. as wales s first ever black head teacher, she worked in cardiff s deprived docklands, refusing to accept that race or gender should define a child s life. i went out to the headmistress and told her that i wanted to be a teacher. and she said, oh, get the idea out of your head right away. you d have insurmountable problems. and even at that tender age of 15, i knew that she meant if you re black, that s your lot. she was the first to make black history part of the curriculum. the community looked to her to lead. if nan said she was going to do something, she absolutely was going to do it.