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towns and cities in Britain. Cardiff’s black population had increased during the war from 700 in 1914 to 3,000 by April 1919. The tensions between the white and black communities exploded into violence in Butetown (aka ‘Tiger Bay’) in June 1919. 2,000 white people attacked shops and houses associated with black citizens. Many were injured.”
This timeline is intended to provide information about a selection of significant events and people who have impacted on Black British history. You can use this to support different subjects, discuss key people and events, and to encourage independent research. As the timeline does not fully reflect the contribution of the Black diaspora
Timeline of The Slave Trade and Abolition. 1555: A group of Africans (from present day Ghana) are brought to England by John Lok, a London merchant, to learn English so that they can act as interpreters in their homelands.
Black History Month celebrated in the UK for the first time. 1988 : Naomi Campbell becomes the first Black model to grace the cover of French Vogue. 1991: Bill Morris becomes the first Black leader of a British trade union. 1993: Stephen Lawrence’s murder uncovers institutional racism in the Met Police.
5 Οκτ 2022 · 1914–18. Tens of thousands of men from Africa and the Caribbean, as well as Britain’s black communities, join the war effort. Among them is professional footballer Walter Tull, the first British-born black army officer and the first black officer to lead white British troops into battle.
Britain's Black history timeline. Some might think the first black people in Britain arrived after World War 2, but that's not true. Black people have lived in Britain since Roman...
Our research guide on black British social and political history in the 20th century is a useful place to start. You can find further guidance in other research guides, such as social and...
