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Celebrating the black presence in Westminster 1500-2000

SOURCES FOR BLACK & ASIAN HISTORY AT WESTMINSTER CITY ARCHIVES

WESTMINSTER & THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE

Celebrating the black presence in Westminster



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  • Thumbnail versions of the images are shown on this page. Clicking on each image will bring up a larger version with information about the image.

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First Arrivals  
Westminster Tournament, 1511
Burial of Margaret, a Moor, St Martin-in-the-Fields, 1571
Baptism of Nicholas, age 3, St Margaretâ??s Westminster, 1619/20
Life in Service  
Robert Jenando (1673 -1716)
 Page boy from â??The Morning after the Marriageâ??, 1827
Page boy from The Morning after the Marriage, 1827
Catherine Bengal, 1746
    
Road to Reform  
Olaudah Equiano, writer and abolitionist (1745-97)
Baptism of Gustavus Vassa, St Margarets Westminster, 1759
The Sierra Leone settlement, 1787
Baptism of Mercy Adams, Richard Bird and Joseph Prince, St Margarets, Westminster, 1762
    
The Struggle for Human Rights  
Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators, 1820
Detail from the execution at Newgate, showing William Davidson, 1820
Discovery of the Plot in the Hay Loft at Cato Street, 1820
William Davidson, radical campaigner (1786-1820)
William Cuffay, Chartist leader (1788-1870)
Sara Baartman, the Hottentot Venus, 1810
Sara Baartman, the Hottentot Venus, 1810
Slaves in bondage, 1830
  
A Diverse Community  
The Piccadilly Nuisance, 1818
Detail from the Piccadilly Nuisance, 1818
Rungo Bapogee and the Marylebone Reformers, 1847
Baptism of Samuel Ram-sami, Horseferry Road, 1861
    
Work and Leisure  
Morgan Smith, Marylebone Theatre, 1868
Westminster Pit, 1821
Black lecture on the history of Britain
Venus and Adonis, c1789
    
Twentieth Century: Answering the Call  
Indian Army victory march, 2 August 1919
On the buses
Page from Empire Windrush Passenger list, 1948

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Resources for Sale

  • Two large posters 'Celebrating the Black Presence in Westminster 1500-2000', and 'Celebrating the Black Presence in Westminster 1500-2000: Hidden Lives' can be purchased from the City of Westminster Archives Centre price £3.50 each (including postage and packing).

  • A resource pack: 'Hidden Lives' is available, price £3.50

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