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Lenny Henry, 66, says humour was his 'sword and shield' while battling racist bullying in his childhood because it encouraged others to 'protect him'

The comedian, 66, opened up about his past growing up in Dudley in a new interview, where he detailed the challenges of being in the 'maelstrom' of divided Britain in the mid 1960s.

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