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Campaigns for racial equality Stories

Elizabeth Anionwu and Sickle Cell Disease

Use this article on sickle cell disease to inform your teaching of Black and global majority rights in 20th century Britain.

Campaigns for racial equality Stories

The Huntleys and the Black Education Movement

Use this article on the Black Education Movement to inform your teaching of Black and global majority rights and protest in 20th century Britain.

A candid black-and-white classroom photograph. On the left, an older Black man with grey hair, a mustache, and a light-colored V-neck sweater leans forward over a wooden desk. He points with a pen to a page in an open textbook, guiding two young Black schoolboys sitting next to him. The boys, both wearing sweaters, look intently down at the textbook, listening closely. A black pen rests on the table in the foreground, and a blank blackboard stretches across the background wall.
Campaigns for racial equality Stories

Before Grunwick: Immigrant Workers’ Strikes in Britain 

This article offers a longer history of strikes by global majority workers in Britain to show your students that the solidarity seen at Grunwick was hard-won and by no means guaranteed.  
Black and white photograph of an older South Asian woman smiling and raising a clenched fist in solidarity. She holds a large, handwritten protest sign stating
Campaigns for racial equality Stories

The Scarman Report and Brixton Defence Campaign

Balance your teaching of the Scarman Report and the aftermath of the Brixton Uprising by reading about the Brixton Defence Campaign as a grassroots community response.
A black-and-white studio portrait of a white British judge from the mid-20th century. He is shown from the waist up, seated at a dark wooden table with hands gently clasped in front. He is wearing traditional legal attire, including a dark robe, white jabot collar bands, and a light-colored judicial wig. He looks directly toward the camera with a faint smile against a dark, softly lit background.
Campaigns for racial equality Stories

The New Cross Massacre and Black People’s Day of Action

Bring the largest contemporary protest for Black civil rights in Britain into your teaching of the lead up to the Brixton Uprising.
A black and white photograph captures a crowd of Black demonstrators marching down a city street during the
Campaigns for racial equality Stories

Mavis Best and the Scrap SUS Campaign

Strengthen your subject knowledge around the Brixton Uprising with the story of Black community activist Mavis Best and the Scrap SUS campaign, complete with teaching slides and classroom-ready resources.
A black and white photograph of a Black woman with cropped natural hair and glasses at an outdoor event. She is staring into the camera with a determined expression and wears a badge that reads 'race equality now'.
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