Secrets of Soho, Black History Walk

Sat, 14 September 2019 10:00 – 12:00

Description

This special walk delves into an amazing depth of African/Caribbean history between Soho Square and

Russell Square: It features:
Ancient African civilisations
Black Female entrepeneurs
The Marcus Garvey connection
Academia and the white curriculum
Black British Civil rights activists
Forgotten African genocide of the 20th century
Black women broadcasters
Equality in the military
Mary Seacole, Walter Rodney, Ivan Van Sertima
What an amazing tour! It completely moved me to rethink the intricate web of social, economic and political relations that characterize British imperial rule and racial politics. Engaging, moving, will keep you asking more questions. The best way to get to know London.
Alai Reyes-Santos, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon

Other coming events from BHW
Black History bus tour September 22nd
Special screening of Captain Thomas Sankara at BFI Southbank
Black history river cruise October 5th
Trafalgar Square, St Paul’s, Soho, Elephant & Castle, Notting Hill
Tutankhamun’s hidden African history November 3rd
The Black history of video games
Black presence in the National Gallery
Clapham Common walk
How to move to the Caribbean and live Good September 21st
Heroic Black Sailors of the 1800s
Errol Barrow Freedom Fighter film at BFI Southbank

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