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Key Events in the Black Civil Rights Movement in Britain
UK Black Civil Rights Timeline (1940–1970)
Key events, figures, and legislation that shaped the Black civil rights movement in Britain
1940 – Colour bar on military officers begins to be dismantled
During the Second World War, sustained campaigning by groups such as the League of Coloured Peoples and the West African Students Union led to the removal of regulations preventing anyone not of “pure European descent” from becoming an officer in the British armed forces.

Maz T Collins
Jun 207 min read


Learie Constantine - was a cricketer, statesman, and Britain's first Black peer
Learie Constantine - was a cricketer, statesman, and Britain's first Black peer

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 1, 202312 min read


John Richard Archer - the first Black mayor of a London borough
John Richard Archer – the first Black mayor a borough in London and founding President of the Africa Progress Union

Maya Bello-Taylor
Jan 23, 20233 min read


John La Rose - was a writer, publisher & political organiser who changed the lives of Black Britons
Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with Caribbean heritage

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 10, 20226 min read


William Davidson the political radical
Black History Month UK 2021 'Black to the Past' campaign - African and African-Caribbean Georgians in Britain - William Davidson

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 24, 20213 min read


John Blanke the royal trumpeter
Black History Month UK 2022 'Black to the past' campaign - John Blanke

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 11, 20215 min read


Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2021
Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2021

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 11, 20216 min read


Google Doodle celebrates the life of Una Marson
Una Marson was one of Jamacia's most influential feminist thinkers. She was a poet, playwright, editor, activist and broadcaster.
Vera B
Oct 10, 20212 min read


Google Doodle celebrates the 68th birthday of Olive Morris
Olive Morris is widely recognised as a prominent voice of leadership in the fight against discrimination in Britain during the 1970s.
Vera B
Oct 9, 20212 min read


Google Doodle celebrates the 95th birthday of Frank Bailey - London’s first black firefighter
Guyanese-British firefighter and social worker Frank Bailey, who is widely considered to be the first Black firefighter of post-war...
Vera B
Nov 29, 20202 min read
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