Africans In Yorks
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An archive of stories documenting the presence of people of African descent who lived, worked and visited Hull and East Yorkshire from 1750 to 2007.
Hull, England
Joined June 2016
RT @RememberOluwale: 3/4 Next month we’ll be unveiling #hibiscusrising - a beautiful sculpture in memory of David by @shonibarestudio. Alon….
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RT @RememberOluwale: 1/4 For us at @RememberOluwale, every month is #BlackHistoryMonth. To help showcase Black History, how about supportin….
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Tenacious and 3yrs in the making! Caribbean recruits acknowledged and honoured in plain sight. Also many thanks for the kind support of the residents of #filey. Read more at
Circuit was privileged and proud to support the successful efforts of circuiteer Glen Parsons to have blue plaque installed to honour Filey's Caribbean recruits' forgotten sacrifices. Installed privately following council refusal to locate in local Memorial Gardens.
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RT @NECircuitleader: Circuit was privileged and proud to support the successful efforts of circuiteer Glen Parsons to have blue plaque in….
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RT @Filey_UK: A huge welcome to 98 yr old ‘ Jake’Jacobs one of the men trained in Filey ( Butlins) during WW2. What a privilege to speak t….
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RT @Penbedw: @LeshiaHawkEye @WelshRugbyUnion @BrianDavies09 You might find this piece interesting too. Roy Francis was not only a 'first',….
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Filey Series! Keith Alphonso Speid joined the RAF at 16 .and was a Deputy Provost Marshal when Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in Nov 1948. He worked in telecoms for GPO and later for Siemens Plessey, retiring to Jamaica after 50 years in the UK.
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RT @NottmCityOfLit: George Powe was a tremendous force for good in Nottingham: a serviceman, an activist, an author and much more: an indiv….
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RT @HistoryatHull: @Hull_Museums @WilberforceHull And he performed in local theatres. See the excellent article by our friends at the @Afri….
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RT @OHSTheatreNC: 'In Dahomey' was the first musical written and played by an entirely Black cast on Bway. It premiered 1903 to a theatre….
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RT @SMTrust: This week's #FromLocalToGlobal article explores the motivations behind the rival European nations scrambling to claim parts of….
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This article provides an insight into the motivations that led rival European nations scrambling to claim parts of Africa during the Berlin Conference that ended in February 1885.
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RT @SMTrust: This week's #FromLocalToGlobal post explores how the different BaMbuti communities of the Ituri Forest adapt traditional prac….
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RT @SMTrust: This week's #FromLocalToGlobal guest submission comes from Dr. Idahosa Osagie Ojo, exploring the origins and impact of colonia….
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RT @SMTrust: Colonel James Jonathan Harrison lived at Brandesburton Hall and hunted in far-off places, his activities amassing a collection….
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RT @chris_maudsley: A beautiful small memorial service for Fisher Murray this morning, stood around his grave. Readings, prayers and wreath….
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RT @SMTrust: We're delighted to share we've launched a #fromlocaltoglobal project website - a project that will explore the Harrison Collec….
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Filey Series! #RemembranceDay2021 we have found nearly all the 4,000 #Caribbean volunteer recruits who responded to the call in WW2. The Roll of Honour is the first time many have been found, acknowledged and listed, read Remembering that not all returned.
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RT @SMTrust: Fancy getting stuck into something new? ✨. We're looking for a freelance Project Assistant to help the Special Projects team d….
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Alfred Lawrance born 1864 in Barbados, lived in Scarborough and Aberdeen through a link to the maritime industry. A great granddaughter's family story that includes a shipwreck and the Cuban missile crisis!
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