Black Poppies: Britain’s Black Community and The Great War (Imperial War Museum)

Saturday 31st October 2015

Come along to hear about the military and civilian wartime experience of Black Britons during the First World War in this illustrated talk by historian Stephen Bourne.
A free display (open all weekend) will also be available to explore featuring highlights from Bourne’s latest book Black Poppies – Britain’s Black Community and the Great War.

 

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