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Black to the Future 2023 event to showcase Preston’s achievers of African heritage

Attendees at a past Black to the Future event Black to the Future is a celebratory event organised by Preston Black History Group in Black History Month in October every year. The event celebrates and showcases the achievements of […]

5 months ago
Talk to explore the pain of Windrush for Preston’s Caribbean community

Old photo of Empire Windrush A Preston Historical Society talk will tell the stories of the city’s Caribbean community. The community, which has lived in Preston for over 70 years, has faced challenges and enjoyed […]

6 months ago
UCLan to host public Black History Month events

UCLan's Student Centre and University Square The University of Central Lancashire is hosting several free community events throughout October for Black History Month. The public is invited to a range of events including film screenings, talks […]

1 year ago
Preston group hosting series of events to mark Black History Month

Dominoes at Jalgos Pic: Joseph Gudgeon Preston Black History Group is hosting a series of events to mark Black History Month this October. The group is made up of members from the African and Caribbean communities […]

1 year ago
Advertisement Advertisement Life as a slave in Preston and the North West in the 18th and 19th centuries

Painting of Joseph Emidy playing for the aristocracy What was life like as a slave in Preston and Lancashire? Little survives of individual records for Black people in Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries. However a few parish records […]

2 years ago
A cosmopolitan society – Preston in the 1950s, 60s and 70s

Men in the 1960s Pic: Dawn Labour shortages are nothing new in Britain. For example, in 1962 there was, you guessed it, an acute shortage of labour for transport and in the health sector. Consequently immigrants […]

2 years ago
Preston Black History Group to host a month of entertaining and informative events

This Black History Month, Preston Black History Group (PBHG) will be hosting a series of events at Jalgos Sports and Social Club, Rose Street, Preston. On Tuesday, 5 October, the […]

2 years ago
Preston and the slave trade

17th century map of the Fylde coast Pic: John Speed By the 1740s Preston was becoming increasingly prosperous. Demand for luxury goods, such as rum, was growing. Several merchants were eyeing the West Indies trade. At least three locally owned […]

2 years ago
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