Black British Historical past Timeline
Black Historical past Month
43 ADS
This was the primary recognized report of African ancestry in Britain’s historical past. It confirmed Black folks have lived and labored in Britain since Roman occasions.
40 AD
A Black lady’s skeleton was present in 1901. She was buried with possessions that confirmed she was rich resembling ivory: bracelets, beads, earrings, and a pendant. The identify Ivory Bangle Woman was coined for her attributable to this.
1511
King Henry VIII had a Black trumpeter, John Blanked, to play at a event to have fun the beginning of his son.
1660
The Royal Africa Firm was based which despatched 1000’s of enslaved folks to the Individuals.
1831
Mary Prince, who was a British abolitionist and an escaped slave, was the primary Black lady to publish her journey within the UK. Detailing the occasions she got here throughout and the challenges of being a Black lady to assist educate and lift consciousness of the indecency in the direction of Black folks.
1834
Slavery turns into abolished all through the British Empire.
