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Black History Month in the United Kingdom, October 1st

Poster celebrating Black History Month
Poster celebrating Black History Month

Today, in the UK, begins Black History Month. Pictured is a photo of the British Black Panthers, c1970. Learn more about Black working-class struggles in Britain in the 20th-century in this book: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/the-making-of-the-black-working-class-in-britain-ron-ramdin

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"Black History Month in the United Kingdom, October 1st." Historianspeaks, October 4, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/black-history-month-in-the-united-kingdom-october-1st.

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