STORIES THAT CONNECT GENERATIONS
1987—2027
40 years of Black History Month in the UK
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Before the best-known postwar civil rights campaigns, the League of Coloured Peoples challenged discrimination in work, training and public life. Its history brings together doctors, writers,…
Dorothy Kuya carried the fight against racism into classrooms, public institutions, women’s organisations and the streets of Liverpool. Trained as a nurse and teacher, she helped…
Kath Locke worked to make education, community support and Black history part of everyday life in Manchester. A campaigner against racism and a founder of Abasindi,…
Frank Crichlow built businesses that became meeting places, cultural centres and sources of practical help for Black Londoners. From the El Rio café to the Mangrove,…
Stella Dadzie has helped Black women record their experiences and helped educators confront racism in everyday practice. A founder of OWAAD and co-author of The Heart…
Len Garrison built educational resources that challenged racist assumptions in British classrooms and gave young Black writers a route into print. His work helped establish Black…
Leila Hassan Howe helped build a radical Black press that connected reporting with community action. A leading member of the Race Today Collective, she became the…
Roy Hackett helped break Bristol’s bus colour bar in 1963 and spent decades working for the people around him. His story reaches from Jamaica to the…
From supporting Caribbean pupils to helping shape anti-discrimination campaigns, Jocelyn Barrow carried educational experience into public life. The Trinidad-born teacher became the BBC’s first Black woman…
Wrongfully convicted after a confrontation with police at Oval station in 1972, Winston Trew spent decades researching and challenging his case. His work helped expose a…