In 140 minutes your guide will take you through hundreds of years of the African presence and contribution to London’s way of life.
Discover secret alleyways and enormous buildings all connected to Africa and the Caribbean in ways which the owners do not want you to know. Find out about Black loyalists and African revolutionaries. Uncover the submerged links between racism, trade, religion, slavery and politics which are still evident in the very streets and buildings of the oldest part of London. This walk features:
- Ancient African architecture
- African influence on European romance
- British wealth, African resources
- Secret societies, world economics and the church
- African Female Resistance leaders
- African-American soldiers
- Black freedom fighters in 1700’s London
- Race,Class,Gender,Economics, Science, literature and much more !
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