In the first of two articles on the Moss Side disturbances, using the AIU RACE Centre’s Elouise Edwards Collection, Claire Fox (academic director of...
Black History Month Reading List: And Still We Rise: Moss Side and Beyond
The first of our Black History Month 2021 reading lists, inspired by our theme of 'And Still We Rise'...
‘And Still We Rise’ Black History Month 2021
We have an exciting programme of activities planned for Black History Month this year,...
Why was the 1945 Pan-African Congress held in Manchester?
We’re delighted to publish this blog by renowned historian Marika Sherwood. Currently Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Comm...
Meaningful Connections: how strong communities make stronger movements
This is another refreshed blog, originally published in 2019. It’s written by Natalie Ward, who was an intern at the AIU Centre. As well as explo...
Researching Ras T. Makonnen and Pan-Africanism in Manchester at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre
In this blog / article, guest writer Jack A. W. Bowman shares his experiences of researching the Pan African National Congress in Manchester. He of...
The 1945 Pan-African Congress: Manchester and the Fight for Equality
This is the first of four Black History Month blogs, all focusing on the Pan-African Congress of 1945 held here in Manchester. In this refreshed blog ...