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Black Plaque Project

Categories: Race Issues

Black Plaque Project

An extension of the Nubian Jak Community Trust plaque scheme. It recognises black people / people of colour who were prominent in British history. The plaques are temporary, but it is planned to convert them to the usual blue ones.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Fela Kuti - SE10

Kuti is a Trinity Laban alumnus. This plaque was first placed outside this bl...

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Winifred Atwell - black plaque

Winifred Atwell, 1914 - 1983, first black person to have a number one hit in ...

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Altab Ali

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Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (d.1915)

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (d.1915)

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Tim Campbell, MBE

Tim Campbell, MBE

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Alford Gardner

Alford Gardner

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