We are inviting teachers to bring their classes to our study day on 6 October 2017. The aim of this event is to gather secondary school and college students from across the region and give them a taster session on Black history. Highlights include a short talk on Black British history and people of African descent in Hull and East Yorkshire, an oral history interview with Bax from the local band Bud Sugar and a trip to see our fantastic exhibition.
For more information please see the event flyers below. Click on each flyer to download. To find out more about the project, exhibition or associated events please go to our EVENTS PAGE. **Please confirm your attendance by email to: wilberforcemonumentfund@gmail.com **
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Who Do You Know? As part of our forthcoming exhibition Our Histories Revealed and continued endeavour to mark African presence in Hull and East Yorkshire through as many mediums as possible, we are urging people to look through their personal collection of photographs taken before 2007, to construct a new feature titled Who do you know? The pictures could be of an event at school, public gathering or your family and friends. Sending us photographs If you would like to send us a photograph for this feature please include a couple of lines detailing where and when it was taken. If you would like us to contact you, please also include your name and email address or phone number. Entries can be sent via Twitter, Facebook and our website via the buttons below or our Submit/Contact page or alternatively you can bring a copy to the Hull History Centre and mark it for the attention of the African Stories Project. Photographs will be showcased online and on one of our exhibition boards. Because we take confidentiality very seriously, we will not be naming individuals, this feature will merely be used to illustrate African presence in different settings around the region. Go to our new Who Do You Know? Project Page The picture below was sent to us by Dr Nicholas Evans via Twitter showing three Black scholars among the first graduates of the University of Hull in 1956.
On 21 October 1904, the Gamecock Fleet, which consisted of approximately fifty trawlers, was attacked by the Russian Baltic Fleet in the North Sea off Dogger Bank. Despite signals to call off the attack, the Russians bombarded the trawlers for ten minutes, sinking one ship and damaging five others. As Russia was at war with Japan, it is believed that the British ships were mistaken for enemy vessels.
This black and white transparency image entitled ‘Russian Outrage on Hull Trawlers’ is part of Hull Museums Collections. It shows people gathered at St Andrews Dock after the Gamecock Fleet had returned. Among the crowd there is a Black gentleman dressed in dark clothing. His presence demonstrates the inclusion of men of African descent in the region’s maritime sphere during the early twentieth century. It is possible that one of his friends or relatives were on board the Gamecock Fleet or he was simply on the dock to show his support or hear the latest news. Thanks to Alec Gill and Nicholas Evans for bringing this image to our attention.
These black and white photographs of Sudanese officials were taken in Filey between 3 October and 12 November 1960. The African visitors had travelled to East Yorkshire to complete a course on local governance and stayed in the region for approximately six weeks. Unfortunately, we know very little about these men or their activities in East Yorkshire. If you have any information about this group, please click HERE to contact us. With thanks to the Crimlisk Fisher Archive for supplying us with these images. Click image to enlarge
This photograph was taken at the wedding of Dorothy Murphy and Reverend Ernest Sawyer; a missionary from the Gold Coast. The couple were married at Thornton Hall, Hull, on 8 October 1936. Their best man was Casely Manasseh Obuobisa Mate, who was a student at London University. Unfortunately, we do not know how long he remained in the region or if he came back to visit. This wonderful image was published in the Hull Daily Mail the day after the ceremony.
Can you know anything more about the photograph? Please click here to contact us This black and white image was published in the Hull Daily Mail’s 'Flashback' series on 24 April 2017. It shows Theo Brown-Dawson and Victor Jones from Sierra Leone placing African coins at the William Wilberforce Monument in May 1982.
If you have any further information about these men please click HERE to contact us. In 1993 sculptor Samuel Samei Marco from Freetown, Sierra Leone carved this fantastic statue from English oak in Hull. It depicts an emancipated African slave making a pilgrimage to visit William Wilberforce. The wood carving was given to Wilberforce House as a gift from Marco and remains on display today.
Images below taken from the Hull Daily Mail flashback series and Wilberforce House. Click on each image to enlarge. 'Our Histories Revealed' Exhibition: Hull History Centre Four months from today, on 26 September 2017, we will be launching our first project exhibition at the Hull History Centre. It will bring together creative mediums such as pictures, videos, artwork, memorabilia and music in a multisensory representation of African stories in Hull and East Yorkshire. Our exhibition not only sheds light on the region's neglected Black history, but inherently merges themes of migration, inclusivity and community in a new and innovative way. This exhibition offers something for everyone and can be enjoyed by the whole family. **Make sure you save the date! See our exhibition poster below and click HERE to go to our Events page for further information!** A Reminder: Bud Sugar and Chiedu Oraka Gig In addition, don’t miss Bud Sugar and Chiedu Oraka’s exciting gig at Fruit on Wednesday 12 July. This event is part of Hull Jazz Festival and is not to be missed. For more information see http://www.jnight.org/whatson/bud-sugar-chiedu-oraka Click here to watch and listen to Bud Sugar’s oral history interview. Click here to listen to Chiedu Oraka’s oral history interview Other News:
Hatfield Triathlon We would also like to take the opportunity to thank Mike Greenwood, who is taking part in the Hatfield Triathlon to raise money for our exhibition. You can make a donation by following this LINK. Good luck Mike! |
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