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Group    From /11/1996 

Equiano Society

Categories: History, Race Issues

Countries: Africa

Equiano Society

From their : "The Equiano Society was founded by Arthur Torrington and Samuel B. King in London in November 1996. Its main objective is to publicise and celebrate the life and work of Olaudah Equiano. The society also celebrates and publicises the achievements of Equiano’s contemporaries: Ignatius Sancho, Phillis Wheatley, Ottobah Cugoano, and others who made outstanding contributions to African literary and cultural heritage."

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Equiano Society

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Olaudah Equiano burial

In memory of Olaudah Equiano aka Gustavus Vassa. Near this place which was pa...

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Historic Croydon Airport Trust

Historic Croydon Airport Trust

From their website: The Historic Croydon Airport Trust was founded in 1978 as the Croydon Airport Society. It set out to conserve the history and heritage of London Croydon Airport, Britain’s first...

Group, Aviation, Community / Clubs, History

2 memorials
David Watkinson

David Watkinson

From his X/Twitter page: "YES fan, historian, author, memorabilia collector, Bolton born, father/works in fine antiques/likes classic cars/the arts/history, now in West Sussex."  Published 'Yes: Pe...

Person, History, Music / songs

1 memorial
Wembley History Society

Wembley History Society

This group still exists as a charity, but they do not seem keen to give away any information about themselves.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial
Hugh Thompson

Hugh Thompson

Retired writer, resident of Festing Road, Putney. Has lived in Putney for 35 years and is a powerful advocate of pavement plaques. This photo shows him giving a local talk based on his book about ...

Person, Community / Clubs, History

2 memorials
Temple Bar Trust

Temple Bar Trust

The successful story of this group's project is told at the Picture Source website.

Group, Architecture, History

2 memorials