The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963
The Bristol Bus Boycott started in response to the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to hire Black and Asian workers in 1963.
The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963
Celebrating Global Black History Month(s) and UK Pride Month
Justin Fashanu – the first openly gay male professional footballer
Pearl Alcock - the outsider artist who provided a queer safe space for London’s Black gay community
Yvonne Conolly - Britain's first Black headteacher
Pablo Fanque – master horseman and first Black circus owner in Britain
John Richard Archer - the first Black mayor of a London borough
Ira Aldridge - the UK's first Black Shakespearean actor
Vivian Anderson - first Black Briton to play for the senior men's England national football team
Arthur Wharton -probably the first Black professional footballer in the world
Laurie Cunningham - first British footballer to sign with Real Madrid
Emma Clarke - considered to be the first known Black women footballer in Britain
Celebrating UK Black Footie Firsts throughout December
Exploring the military career of Ulric Cross
Celebrating Black heritage service men and women during Remembrance Month
Kathleen Wrasama - dedicated her life to helping the Black community in Britain
African American GIs in the UK during 2WW - crossing the colour bar
Jessica Huntley - political reformer, women's rights activist and pioneering British publisher
Google Doodle pays tributes to Amanda Aldridge, British opera singer and composer
Caribbean Artist Movement: pushed the boundaries of what was considered to be art
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