This special walk delves into an amazing depth of African/Caribbean history between Soho Square and Russell Square: It features:
- Ancient African civilisations
- Black Female entrepeneurs
- The Marcus Garvey connection
- Academia and the white curriculum
- Black British Civil rights activists
- Forgotten African genocide of the 20th century
- Black women broadcasters
- Equality in the military
- Mary Seacole, Walter Rodney, Ivan Van Sertima
What an amazing tour! It completely moved me to rethink the intricate web of social, economic and political relations that characterize British imperial rule and racial politics. Engaging, moving, will keep you asking more questions. The best way to get to know London.Alai Reyes-Santos, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon
Other coming events from Black History Walks www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk
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- African Women Resistance Leaders: Political and Spiritual. (Course)
- Titian Sex ,Race and Murder, the Black image in art
- Inter-generational trauma in Haiti and Louisiana
- Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Caribbean: Barbados
- Black British Race Riots of 1919 and current relevance
- Medical Apartheid: European experiments on Black Bodies Part 1 and 2
- What were Black people doing in World War 1 ?
- The Black History of video games
- Hidden History of the Real McCoy
- African Superheroes Day
- Black British Civil Rights and Black Lives Matter @bfi Southbank