Tag: Caribbean Records and researchA ‘new system of slavery’? The British West Indies and the origins of Indian indentureThursday 3 December 2020In March 1837, John Gladstone, a sugar plantation owner in British Guiana and representative...Records and researchBefore Notting Hill: Causeway Green and Britain’s anti-black hostel riotsMonday 22 June 2020The dominant narrative of post-war ‘race’ relations in Britain begins with the Empire Windrush...Records and researchOur man in Antigua: Oliver Baldwin, an unconventional governorWednesday 22 August 2018In my opinion the policy adopted by Earl Baldwin towards the populace of the...Records and researchThe fates of six real-life pirates of the CaribbeanWednesday 31 May 2017The real-life pirates of the Caribbean often had short careers, meeting with violent ends....Archives and archivistsArchives: seeking memories, making meaning, creative practiceMonday 24 October 2016I came to the archive to seek out fabrics in a place often perceived...Archives and archivistsThe legacy of Caribbean Through a LensThursday 12 November 2015Back in 2012 over 100 people from around the London Borough of Southwark came...Archives and archivistsArchives for artistsThursday 3 July 2014Two weeks ago I was part of an initiative to invite a small group...Records and researchLooking back through a lens on Commonwealth DayMonday 10 March 2014Welcome to the first in a series of blogs for the Caribbean though a lens...Records and researchCricket Controversy: Yorkshire, Sobers and touring RhodesiaWednesday 4 September 2013The Ashes summer has ended and again it has been a successful one for...Records and research‘Unknown and darkest England’Friday 26 July 2013‘… we have attempted to give the visitor from the West Indies a fair...Behind the scenesMarvellous March Mash-up!Wednesday 27 March 2013“Come Mek Wi Dig Out Dem Roots!” was the enthusiastic cry as Sharon Tomlin,...Records and researchIrish indentured labour in the CaribbeanMonday 11 March 2013Whilst doing research for the ‘Caribbean through a lens‘ user participation project, a chance... « 1 2