Black London : history, art and culture in over 120 places

By:

Nanton, Avril

Contributor(s):

Burton, Jody

Publication details: Chichester : Inspire (Fox Chapel Publishers International), 2021Description: 192pISBN:

9781913618193

Subject(s):

Summary: London is a city justly proud of its cultural diversity, yet for too long tourists and Londoners alike have had to rely on guides focusing on its white history and landmarks. Now Black London allows us to see this familiar city anew, gathering together the places that tell the story of its Black inhabitants, stretching back to Tudor times. From Cleopatra's Needle sitting on the Victoria Embankment, carved in Egypt three and a half thousand years ago, to the Black Lives Matters mural in Woolwich, the city is rich with features that symbolise its Black history. Here are places worth visiting and revisiting. Get your bearings, revise your history, and be inspired by the work of some remarkable individuals who made London a truly global, modern city.

List(s) this item appears in: Barts Health - Inclusion and Diversity Collection | SLaM Library Black History Month and anti-racism books | SLaM Library New Books October 2023

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves		ZZ 1 NAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		024919
Book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Shelves	Newham collection at Whipps Cross	HT 1500 NAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		N06003

Cover title: Black London: history, art and culture in over 120 places

London is a city justly proud of its cultural diversity, yet for too long tourists and Londoners alike have had to rely on guides focusing on its white history and landmarks. Now Black London allows us to see this familiar city anew, gathering together the places that tell the story of its Black inhabitants, stretching back to Tudor times. From Cleopatra's Needle sitting on the Victoria Embankment, carved in Egypt three and a half thousand years ago, to the Black Lives Matters mural in Woolwich, the city is rich with features that symbolise its Black history. Here are places worth visiting and revisiting. Get your bearings, revise your history, and be inspired by the work of some remarkable individuals who made London a truly global, modern city.

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