Black History Month Archives : Page 2 of 3 : Anti Racist Cumbria

A black and white photo shows Black and white protestors on a 1960s street with a banner reading "No Colour Bar on Immigration".

The Bristol Bus Boycott

Author: Sarah Saunders Many of us have heard of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. But how about Paul Stephenson and the Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963?…

Anti Racist CumbriaOctober 30, 2021

Background image shows Black, white and brown people marching holding a banner "BLACK PRIDE BLACKPRIDE.ORG.UK. Other activist accounts discussed in the article are collaged on top.

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Four activist organisations to check out this Black History Month

Author: Becky Little History is being written every day. Despite attempts to bring in legislation such as the PCSC Bill which is being designed to introduce new police powers to…

Anti Racist CumbriaOctober 26, 2021

10 black and white images of Black, white and Brown men and one woman who served in Commonwealth Wars. They all wear different uniforms associated to their position.

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The importance of remembering the forgotten fallen.

Content warning: Historic use of racist language and stereotypes. War. Author: Dr Karen Lockney You may have seen the following Facebook post from the British Legion which states, ‘This rumour…

Anti Racist CumbriaOctober 25, 2021

Portrait of Septimius Severus: Roman Emperor from 193 to 211.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Britain’s Hidden Black Histories

AUTHOR: KELLE PEARCE Did you know that the first record of Black dwellers in Britain was right here in Cumbria? An inscription dating from between 253-258 AD was discovered in…

Kelle PearceOctober 22, 2021

4 images: - a portrait of Ottobah Cuguoano, a Black man born in 1757 - a blue plaque commemorating where he worked - an old photograph shows Mary Prince, a Black woman born in 1788 wearing a white shirt dress holding a white baby - a plaque commemorating where she lived

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Uprisings, Rebellion, Activism and Abolition

Author: Janett Walker The history told to us would have us believe that abolition here in Britain was down to one White man; William Wilberforce. Heck, they even made…

Anti Racist CumbriaOctober 21, 2021

A black and white photo shows a Greyhound bus depot sign "White Waiting Room; Intrastate Passengers" and a white male uniformed bus conductor.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Invention of Racism

AUTHOR: MERRY FOWLER AND CONTRIBUTORS Content warning: Two examples of historic racist imagery, used to depict what pseudo-science was being used. Historical engraving depicting enslaved people on a plantation. Historic…

Kelle PearceOctober 19, 2021

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH Pub Quiz!

BLACK HISTORY MONTH PUB QUIZ: BOOK YOUR TICKET HERE We hope you've been enjoying our Black History Month articles and resources, and have learned as much as we have!…

Kelle PearceOctober 15, 2021

A black and white image of ships in a dock at Whitehaven in the 1800s.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Cumbria’s Connections To Slavery

AUTHOR: KELLE PEARCE Like many people growing up in Cumbria, I had a vague knowledge of Whitehaven’s links with slavery, but perhaps unsurprisingly it wasn’t explained or explored with much…

Kelle PearceOctober 13, 2021

Old ledger book showing men as cargo with their age and price with regard to trans atlantic human trafficking.

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The Trans-Atlantic Trafficking of Enslaved People in the context of slavery at the time

CONTENT WARNING: Historical images of enslaved people in chattel slavery, pictures and descriptions of slavery and enslaved people. One image shows the back of an enslaved man named Peter. His…

Anti Racist CumbriaOctober 11, 2021

Janett, a black woman with red glasses puts her hand to her mouth as if to shout. Text: "Read all about it" on a yellow background.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Resources For Cumbrian Schools

Black History Month is incredibly important in educational settings. Until the curriculum reflects a broader view, this month can be a chance for schools to introduce hidden histories that may…

Kelle PearceOctober 11, 2021

Black History Month

The Bristol Bus Boycott

Four activist organisations to check out this Black History Month

The importance of remembering the forgotten fallen.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Britain’s Hidden Black Histories

Uprisings, Rebellion, Activism and Abolition

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Invention of Racism

BLACK HISTORY MONTH Pub Quiz!

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Cumbria’s Connections To Slavery

The Trans-Atlantic Trafficking of Enslaved People in the context of slavery at the time

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Resources For Cumbrian Schools

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