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Elephant & Castle Black History Walk
September 23, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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This walk links the Imperial War Museum with the Cumin Museum of Ancient Egypt. It illustrates more than 200 years of #Blackhistory with tales of the Will Smith of 1800’s London, the strategic planning of the #Windrush generation, African soldiers and their centuries of service to Britain, India and Africa’s enormous role in WW2. We cover:
- How Sam King the Jamaican RAF veteran fought the Far Right
- The Windrush generation and the fight for a place to sleep
- Immigration, regeneration and gentrification
- The Fisk Jubilee Singers
- African-Americans, academia and Queen Victoria
- Paul Robeson, Welsh miners, the Trocadero
- How organised Black British struggle changed the law
- No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish
- Mass media and Jewish refugees, Hitler and England
Walk last 2 hours .Private group bookings for schools, staff groups, birthdays possible info@blackhistorywalks.co.uk .Check out our walks, talks and films www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk
#blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #bhm #history