Black and Asian History
Slave Table
Sat, 11/07/2009 - 09:43 — Newham Story Admin
The table at which Thomas Foxwell Buxton MP and others discussed and drafted the Bill for the Abololition of Slavery in the British Dominions, which received royal assent May 28th 1833.
The Slave Table
The table at which Thomas Foxwell Buxton MP and others discussed and drafted the Bill for the Abolition of Slavery in the British Dominions, which received royal assent 28 May 1833.
Untold Stories 3 Deborah c1740
Mon, 22/06/2009 - 22:38 — admin3.29 MB
A short dramatised reconstruction of Deborah, a negro servant to Mr Sedgwic, Merchant who was baptised at St Mary, Stratford Bow in 1740.
Untold Stories 2 James Gambo c1735
Mon, 22/06/2009 - 22:34 — admin3.45 MB
A short dramatised reconstruction of the life of James Gambo 'a person of riper years', servant to Captain Carruther, baptised at St Mary, Stratford Bow in 1729.
Untold Stories 1 James Roberts c1641
Mon, 22/06/2009 - 22:25 — admin2.96 MB
A short dramtised reconstruction of the life of James Roberts aged 15, a 'National and Natural Indian' baptised in 1638 at St Mary, Stratford Bow
Lennox Lewis, MBE
Stratford-born Lennox Lewis - former Heavy Weight Champion of the World.
John Charles
John Charles - Canning Town football hero and the first black player to represent England
Ade Adepitan, MBE
Former Lister School pupil, Ade Adepitan MBE, sportsman and paralympian.
Kenny Lynch OBE
Kenny Lynch OBE, from Custom House, was one of the few black singers on the British pop scene in the early 1960s. His career as a singer, songwriter, actor, and stand-up comedian has spanned over 50 years.
