BRIGHTON & HOVE BLACK HISTORY

Revealing Brighton & Hove’s Hidden Past

We seek to reveal Brighton & Hove’s hidden past and help local people get involved in mapping their own history of Brighton & Hove.

The stories of Black and Asian men and women and their connection to Brighton and Hove.

The experiences of nurses who were recruited by the NHS from the former colonies during the1950s and 1960s.

There are many unanswered questions about how a young African boy rescued from a slave dhow came to be buried in a graveyard in Brighton in 1870.

Timeline

EXPLORE OUR TIMELINE

Discover the forgotten history of a city, learn from the incredible achievements and challenges of Brighton’s many Black residents, visitors and philanthropists. The journey is endless..

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Black History Family Day 2021

Black History Family Day 2021

Get busy and enjoy a variety of fun creative activities: Arts & crafts tables, creative writing room, backstage tours, singing, dancing & drumming workshops and an enlightening heritage film & talk Three tables of Arts & Craft making, for all ages   A...