Online archival workshop: The Black Radical Press in 1970s Britain
| Dates: | 19 February 2026 |
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| Times: | 15:00 - 16:30 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Urban Institute |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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Join us for an online workshop exploring the materials and histories of Black activist publishing in the UK from the 1970s.
Organized in collaboration with the George Padmore Institute and co-sponsored by the Institute of Race Relations, this event will focus on the archival legacy and continued significance of the Black radical press — as made up of grassroots newspapers, political journals, and other activist print publications — in 1970s Britain and what we can still learn from these materials today.
Bringing together archivists and researchers with related experience in the archives, the aim of this event is to share how these materials highlight:
- the breadth, variety and creativity of Black community organizing and activism, especially around often overlooked place-based projects and practices of everyday life
- an analysis of the time and the various issues and debates of the period from a Black (and often international) perspective
- the overlaps but also distinctiveness of these Black publications in comparison to other alternative and radical press materials from the time
- the role of these often more ephemeral publications within and as part of the larger Black radical tradition
- the continued significance and legacy of the 1970s Black radical press, the necessity of its preservation and its potential for further activation and research
This event is organized as a collaboration between the George Padmore Institute and the @PeoplesPapers project and is co-sponsored by the Institute of Race Relations.
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