Lloyds of London archives show how important the City was to the transatlantic slave trade: The Slave Ship, by William Turner (1840): slavers throw overboard the dead and dying as a typhoon approaches. Wikimedia In 1783, the City of London was gripped by a court case which symbolised the brutal economics of slavery. Two years …
How the British press covered the establishment of Israel – I looked into the newspaper archives to find out: On the evening of May 14 1948, the People’s Council of the Jewish Community in Tel Aviv did not wait for the midnight expiry of Britain’s League of Nations mandate in Palestine. The mandate had given …
South Africa in the news: Tag Archives: Christi van der Westhuizen: The last president of apartheid South Africa was driven to end it by pragmatism, not idealism \| CHRISTI VAN DER WESTHUIZEN \| Few recent historical figures in South Africa provoke …: “South Africa” – BingNews Factors driving IoT growth in SA: The internet of …
The UK needs more regional Black archives so it can celebrate Black British history in its entirety: Located in the heart of Brixton, London, an area that instantly brings to mind the capital’s Black community, is the national Black Cultural Archives (BCA). Founded in 1981, the BCA is the only national heritage centre dedicated to …
A return to the archives sheds light on German spies in South Africa during WWII: Members of the Ossewabrandwag on parade during WWII. The then political opposition collaborated with the Germans. OB Photo Collection/Records, Archives and Museum Division, North-West University The story of the intelligence war in South Africa during the Second World War is …
Significant archives are under threat in Cape Town’s fire. Why they matter so much: Firefighters trying to extinguish a fire in the Jagger Library, at the University of Cape Town. RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty Images A wildfire on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain has wreaked havoc at the University of Cape Town (UCT) …
How sacred sites act as living archives in a Ugandan community: An initiate parades through his village in Mbale, Uganda. Luke Dray/Getty Images The Bagisu people of eastern Uganda boast of special places where they gather to perform cultural rites, among them imbalu, a male circumcision ritual. These sacred spaces can exist in the form …
A cool Paternoster image: Archives and Local Studies – Ring Road St Peter’s, Wolverhampton Image by ell brown From the end of North Street in Wolverhampton. This was closed to St Peters & St Pauls RC Church on Paternoster Row. Seen on the other side of Ring Road St Peter’s is the Archives and Local …
South Africa in the news: From the Archives: Presidential appearances on campus: University President Fr. John Jenkins announced the first 2020 presidential debate, scheduled for Sept. 29, 2020, would take place on Notre Dame’s campus. The University has since withdrawn as the …: “South Africa” – BingNews Bungendore businessman Adam Hunter ‘very likely’ to plead …
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A cool Paternoster image: Archives and Local Studies – Ring Road St Peter’s, Wolverhampton Image by ell brown From the end of North Street in Wolverhampton. This was closed to St Peters & St Pauls RC Church on Paternoster Row. Seen on the other side of Ring Road St Peter’s is the Archives and Local …
One-day Conference: Slaves of Fashion: Archives, Art and Ethics – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-03-17 10:30:00 in United Kingdom To accompany The Singh Twins’ major new exhibition ‘Slaves of Fashion’, National Museums Liverpool and the University of Liverpool are hosting a one-day conference open to the public to explore the issues raised …
Biography – Bill Gates: Sultan of Software (A&E DVD Archives) Bill Gates at the age of 42 has established himself as one of the titans of American business in the 20th Century. His company Microsoft now controls 95% of the world’s operating systems for personal computers which has made Gates the richest man in the …