Black History Month

October 2012 marks 25 years of Black History Month in the UK. This annual national celebration aims to spread awareness of and pride in Black contributions to British society, and to foster an understanding of Black history in general.

Find out more about: 

• our programme of events for Black History Month
• events taking place across the UK. 

Highlights of previous Black History Month events at National Museums Liverpool

Read about highlights of Black History Month 2011 on the blog|.

You can listen to podcasts or read transcripts of the following events from past Black History Months on this website:

• Reparations public debate speeches by Esther Stanford and Dorothy Kuya
• 'The floating dungeon: a history of the slave ship' lecture by Professor Marcus Rediker, University of Pittsburg

Stealing History debates

• Stealing History 2006
• Stealing History 2005

Artwork of the Month

The following items from our collections and temporary exhibitions have been Artwork of the Month during previous years' Black History Months

• 'Statue of a Nubian Athlete' by an unknown Italian artist
• 'Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow' 1872', by Edmonia Lewis
• ''aso oke' textile', by the Yoruba People
• 'The Beloved', by Dante Gabriel Rossetti