One of the world's most famous civil rights activists, born Michael King Jr. A Baptist minister, he visited London in December 1964 on his way to Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize. He stayed at the Hilton, spoke at St Pauls Cathedral and visited Parliament. He was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis. His assassin, James Earl Ray, was arrested at Heathrow Airport, trying to reach Rhodesia.
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Martin Luther King
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Martin Luther King - NW6
Joseph Ross sources this quote to a 1967 book by King, 'Where Do We Go From H...
Mosaic House, back - Martin Luther King
The ultimate tragedy is not the brutality of the bad people, but the silence ...
Treatment Rooms 2 - Martin Luther King
Occupy London was a movement for social justice in London and part of the int...
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Universal Negro Improvement Association
Founded by Marcus Garvey in Jamaica. It campaigned against lynching, denial of black voting rights and racial discrimination. It aimed to 'clear out' white people from Africa (maybe back in 1914 th...
Joaquim Nabuco
Writer and statesman. Born Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo in Recife, Brazil. In 1878 he began to fight against slavery through his political activity and writings. It was eventually aboli...
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Brazil, USA
Steve Biko
Anti-apartheid activist. Born Stephen Bantu Biko in Ginsberg Township, in what is now the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. He was initially involved with the multiracial National Union of Sou...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Seriously Famous, South Africa
Darcus Howe
Broadcaster, writer and civil liberties campaigner. Born as Leighton Rhett Radford Howe in Moruga, Trinidad. He moved to England at the age of 18 and initially studied law before moving to journali...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Race Issues, TV & Radio, Caribbean Islands
198 Gallery
Also known as 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning. An art space and gallery in Railton Road, Brixton that for more than three decades has had a strong commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion...
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