INSTALLATION & VOTING STATION: 100 GREAT BLACK BRITONS | SAT 22 & SUN 23 JUN, 10.00 - 20.00 | SEAMEN'S HALL | FREE | DROP-IN
100 Great Black Britons is an initiative that celebrates the legacy and achievements of black people in Britain. This pop-up installation will allow visitors to submit their nominations for inclusion in a new iteration of the project.
The 100 Great Black Britons campaign was launched in 2004 by community activist and Windrush campaigner Patrick Vernon OBE in reaction to a lack of black representation on the BBC’s Greatest Briton Poll. Figures from Dianne Abbott through to Benjamin Zephaniah were inducted to the list and Mary Seacole was voted the Greatest Black Briton of all time.
Recognising the acknowledgment of more Black British historical figures and the emergence of new role models in the last 15 years nominations made here which will feed into an updated version of the project.