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    Travel through Black British history and culture in the United Kingdom

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    Historic England English Heritage Notting Hill Carnival People's History Museum National Museums Liverpool Black Cultural Archives City of London Corporation Culture Liverpool Bristol Museums Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Manx National Heritage
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    A Movement not a Moment

    Explore the years of activism and change with Jasmine Thompson's artwork

    Documenting history through art

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    Making history with Marcus Rashford

    The struggles and successes of a sporting legend

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    The Writing's on the Wall: Marcus Rashford

    Take a virtual tour through the mural and messages in Withington

    Documenting change

    Explore the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, through the perspectives of the people involved

    Black Lives Matter

    The fall of the Edward Colston statue

    Learn why 10,000 people gathered in Bristol
    Black Lives Matter

    Photographing Manchester's protests

    A collection of moving images by photographer Jake Hardy
    Black Lives Matter

    Preserving the placards

    Listen to how Manx National Heritage is documenting the movement

    The history of protest

    Learn about the rich history of trying to unite the community

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    How the History of Protest Can Be Seen in Black British Pop Culture Today

    Kemi Alemoru explores the unrest, resistance, and unity across black art and expression

    Liverpool's Black Community

    Learn about the history of the oldest Black community in Europe

    Black Families in the First World War

    Learn about the untold stories of the Black community in Liverpool, through a collection of family photographs

    Liverpool's Black Community Trail

    Follow the Museum of Liverpool trail and learn how Black presence has grown and contributed to all aspects of the city's life

    Toxteth Riots in Liverpool

    Take a closer look at the Black and white residents who fought back against unemployment, racism and police harassment in riots in Liverpool, 1984

    Spotlight on Manchester

    Discover the key figures and collections of Manchester

    People's History Museum: In Conversation With Actor Alfred Enoch and Jenny Mabbott

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    See the collections dedicated to Democracy
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    Sports and the community

    Learn about Manchester rich history across football and athletics
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    Spotlight on Greater Manchester

    Remarkable people from the regions of Manchester
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    5 Black business leaders

    Get inspired by the Black entrepreneurs making a difference in Manchester
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    3 Black Figures to know from Manchester

    Take a journey through the history and stories of these key black pioneers
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    5 Black Pioneers of Manchester

    A celebration of prominent black figures who have impacted arts, education and politics

    The freethinkers

    Meet pioneering people, activists, and risk takers who made their mark on history

    Claudia Jones

    A Notting Hill Carnival pioneer and activist

    Ignatius Sanchio

    Learn about the life of British composer, actor and writer

    Una Marson

    Jamaican feminist, activist and writer

    Princess Campbell

    Learn about the pioneering nurse of Bristol

    Olive Morris

    An exhibition of artwork inspired by the activism of Olive Morris

    Olaudah Equiano

    The 18th-century anti-slavery activist and lobbyist

    Samuel Coleridge Taylor

    A British composer, conductor and pioneer of classical music

    Forgotten histories

    Learn about the people and their stories

    8 Overlooked Figures in Black British History

    Patrick Vernon profiles figures from the past to the present day who deserve recognition

    5 Forgotten Black and Asian Figures Who Made History

    From royalty and iconic British sites

    The story of the Windrush generation

    Caribbean communities in post-war Britain

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    A Closer Look At The Years Between 1948 and 1962

    The early post-war settlement and development of the Black community in Brixton

    Travel through time

    Locations, buildings, and landscapes that tell an important story

    Locations

    Key Sites Connected to the Transatlantic Slave Trade in London

    Take a tour with Blue Badge Guide Dominic Burris-North
    Locations

    London Locations and The Slave Trade

    Explore the places that played a key part in history
    Locations

    Sites of Slavery

    Places connecting us to a challenging aspect of our past
    Locations

    Places of Black History

    How the historic environment helps to tell the story of Black lives in Britain

    The voices of history

    Re-imagining the stories, sites and sounds of historic events

    Abdul Karim

    Join members of the Chineke! Junior Orchestra in a musical exploration of the life of Abdul Karim. Keep going to watch their composition, filmed at Kenwood House.

    Sarah Forbes Bonetta

    Join members of the Chineke! Junior Orchestra in a musical exploration of the life of Sarah Forbes Bonetta. Keep going to watch their composition, filmed at Kenwood House.

    Dido Belle

    Join members of the Chineke! Junior Orchestra in a musical exploration of the life of Dido Belle. Keep going to watch their composition, filmed at Kenwood House where she lived.
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    The Making of Stories, Sites and Sounds with Chineke!

    How can heritage provide us with inspiration for making music? Find out from these young musicians as they share their creative process!
    The Ancestors

    What is Shout Out Loud?

    Learn about the National Youth Programme representing history today
    The Ancestors

    Finding our Voices

    Watch five new monologues, shining a light on the lives of the Caribbean Prisoners of War
    The Ancestors

    Uncovering their Journey

    Explore the stories of the Prisoners of War who were held at Portchester Castle
    The Ancestors

    Freedom and Revolution

    How do you take a historic play informed by real events and re-imagine it for 21st century performance?

    Celebrating Black achievements

    Spotlighting scientist, sportstarts and supermodels with The Voice

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    What is The Voice?

    Discover the history and impact of the only Black and British newspaper running for almost 40 years

    Tessa Sanderson

    Let's celebrate the first Black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal for Britain

    Baroness Floella Benjamin

    Learn about the life of actress, broadcaster, producer, author, philanthropist and political figure

    Paul Boateng

    Learn about the achievements of Paul Boateng, politician, diplomat, and civil rights champion

    Naomi Campbell

    Celebrating the achievements of super model Naomi Campbell, the Black British stalwart of a pioneer

    Sir Lewis Hamilton

    Seven-time Formula One world champion, an advocate and a champion for all!

    John Barnes

    Learn more about a great footballer and a catalyst for change

    Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah

    Learn about the renowned poet and innovator from Birmingham

    Dorothy Koomson

    Celebrating the work of one Britain's biggest selling Black author of adult fiction

    Lord Morris of Handsworth

    Celebrating the life and achievements of Lord Morris and his service to public life

    Diane Abbott MP

    Let's celebrate the achievements of Diane Abbott, a stalwart campaigner for racial justice who is widely admired by the community.

    Yesterday's heroes are today's poetry

    How Black British history is inspiring this modern day poet

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    Dean Atta on the Influence of Black British History

    The influential poet explores how figures from our past and present day have inspired his work and are changing the course of history

    Making a movement

    How the Black community became empowered in the 1970s and 80s

    Activism

    A history of education campaigning

    Len Garrison, ACER, and the British education system
    Activism

    The Black Power Movement

    Their manifesto, the social issues they explored, and their fascinating alliances in the UK and abroad
    Activism

    The 1981 Brixton Uprising

    The events that led up to the riots and the response of the Brixton Defence Campaign

    Black feminism

    Learning from the past to inspire the future

    Feminism

    Have Women of Color Been Written Out of The Women's Movement?

    Writer Yomi Adegoke looks back at Black women’s history of activism in Britain
    Feminism

    The Black Women's Movement

    Discover the origins of OWAAD and its early feminist campaigners

    Do not pass go

    Activist Stella Dadzie takes a humorous look at inequality

    Zoom in to 'Womanopoly'

    A board game that demonstrates injustices for women in society

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