History Archives : Anti Racist Cumbria

Anti Racism Black History Month History Latest

‘They Want Our Rhythm, But Not Our Blues’: Black Britain and the Musical Movement in Manchester

TW: This article references enslavement and uses some historical quotes with outdated, racist language. My YouTube recommendations had pulled off another masterstroke. A new series of Pengame was pending for…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgMarch 26, 2026

Anti Racism Education History Kids Latest Resources Uncategorized

Nativity, Beyond the Tea Towel

If you’re a parent or carer in charge of making a costume, or you’re hearing your little angels practicing their Christmas songs on loop, we don’t need to tell you that…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgDecember 4, 2025

Anti Racism Education History Latest Resources Uncategorized

“We will not go back like dogs” how immigrant Asian workers defeated workplace racism in the 1970s

Guest Article written by Donya Jeyabalasingham The Mansfield Hosiery Strike, Leicester, 1972 The heat of the past Summer led me to stores in London I’ve walked past a hundred times…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgSeptember 29, 2025

Image of the docks in Whitehaven. Blue sky, blue sea, white boats can be seen in the bay with a green hill in the background.

Cumbria Education History Projects

The Rum Story Re-Imagined FAQs

What is The Rum Story Re-Imagined Project? The ‘Rum Story Re-Imagined’ project will set out to tell the history of the Jefferson family, who were from Whitehaven and made their…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgSeptember 27, 2024

History Latest Projects

‘The Rum Story Re-Imagined’: New Project announced in partnership with The Rum Story in Whitehaven

We are very excited to announce ‘The Rum Story Re-Imagined’. This new project, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery Players, will be running…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgSeptember 27, 2024

Anti Racism History News / Current Affairs

‘Coconut’: Racist Slur or Political Critique?

'Coconut' : Racist Slur or Political Critique? Trigger warning: Racial slurs, racism, historical racism, abuse / sexual violence and difficult content. We have been mulling this article over for a…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgSeptember 20, 2024

History Latest Personal Stories

Our Gal, Alison Morris – Honoured at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Our Gal, Alison Morris Written by Lindsey Atkinson, 3rd Generation Windrush. On the 22nd July 2024, Blackpool Victoria Hospital held a small ceremony to open their brand new Wellbeing room,…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgJuly 30, 2024

A newspaper headline. Lake District tour boat firm accused of 'censoring' Windermere links to slavery. Pic shows a man standing at the end of a pier, a lake and mountains behind him.

Cumbria History Latest News / Current Affairs

PRESS: Removal of mentioning of enslavement on Windermere

STATEMENT: Anti Racist Cumbria were made aware of Windermere Lake Cruises (WLC) decision to remove all mention of the connections Lake Windermere has with the Enslavement of African People in…

hello@antiracistcumbria.orgJune 28, 2023

An old map depicts the lines of Transatlantic trade between Britain, Africa and Eastern America and the Caribbean.

Black History Month Education History Resources

Resources: The Financial Legacy of Slavery in the UK Today

There are few who do not find the concept of slavery abhorrent, yet the ways in which we choose to remember and teach the history of enslaved African people can…

Anti Racist CumbriaJanuary 19, 2023

An old black and white ledger of 10 South Asian individuals with their names in cursive script. Some men, some women, some in jackets, others in shirts or blouses.

History Resources

The South Asian Histories Hidden in South Africa

AUTHOR: ZAINAB HOUGHTON Content warning: use of racial slur as used in the title of a recommended source for further reading. On the 16th November 1860 a ship…

Anti Racist CumbriaJuly 27, 2022

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