UK Black History Month

Liverpool was once the slave-trading capital of Britain.

In the 18th Century, a group of Black political writers were campaigning against slavery, what were they known as?

According to the EHRC, Black workers with degrees earn 23.1 per cent less on average than White workers

Tudor man Jacques Francis was so highly skilled that he was employed to help King Henry VIII – but why?

What is this famous rapper's real name?

In 1948 the British govt. invited black people from the Caribbean to live in the UK, but what was the name of the ship?

Which new Disney film features a Black girl as the protagonist?

In 1796 a vote was finally held in parliament on ending the slave trade, but why were some MPs unable to vote?

Shirley Bassey is the only artist ever to have recorded not one, not two, but three James Bond theme songs.

Some streets in Britain are named after wealthy slave traders

Which girl-group is this person a member of?

Which year did Britain's police first recruit a Black officer?

Black people first came to the U.K. during the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Which month is Black History Month in the U.K.?

When enslaved people were finally freed (26 years after the abolition of the slave trade) what happened to slave owners?

Who is this lady?

In 2019, Stormzy was only the second Black British artist to headline Glastonbury. Who was the first?

In the U.K. Black History Month began in what year?

Who was the leading figure in bringing Black History Month to the U.K.?