Defending the History of Africa and the African Diaspora
Who gets to tell the story of a nation? Do our histories leave out important voices—and how can we start to include them?
Join the Legacy of Slavery Working Party as historian Hakim Adi discusses his book African and Caribbean People in Britain: a History, which was recently shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. The talk will consider the history of Britain from an often untold perspective—the perspective of African and Caribbean people.
About the speaker
Hakim Adi is an expert on Pan-Africanism, the modern political history of Africa, and the history of the African diaspora. He was the first African-British scholar to be appointed to a professorship in history in the UK and leads the History Matters group, which focuses on the underrepresentation of students and teachers of African-Caribbean heritage within the discipline.
Free tickets will be available on the door ahead of the lecture.
Legacy of Slavery Working Party series
Jesus College’s Legacy of Slavery Working Party (LSWP) is hosting a series of three public talks in November 2023. All talks are free and all are welcome.
