The notion of Black Power through political groups has faded a little since the 1970s, but it's re-emerged as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are some moments from black history through the decades in the UK 👇
Black History Month
Although perhaps less well known than in the US – which had a clear focus on fighting segregation and produced iconic figures like Muslim minister and activist Malcolm X – British Black Power saw several important political moments. The judge concluded there had been ‘evidence of racial hatred on both sides’, which was highly significant as it was the first judicial acknowledgement of racial prejudice within the Metropolitan Police in London.
A group of soldiers from various British colonial regiments at Chelsea Barracks in London before Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June 1897