racism Archives - Brockley SE4

Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers in Brixton (1992) – as reported by undercover police

Mar

30

2025

Bobby Seale was one of the founders of the Black Panther Party in the USA and like many of its activists bore the brunt of repression from the American state. Infamously in the 1969 trial of the 'Chicago 8' Vietnam war protestors he was ordered by the judge to be bound and gagged to prevent ...

Lewisham Stands Against Racism, again

Aug

8

2024

A great turn out at Lewisham clock tower last night for anti-racist rally, part of a big movement of similar actions across the country in response to threats of more far right attacks on mosques and asylum seeker accommodation. After a week of seeing racist mobs on the rampage, including fires starting at a couple ...

A racist riot in Deptford, 1949

Aug

6

2024

In July 1949, there was a racist riot in Deptford. A large crowd of white men attempted to storm Carrington House, a London County Council lodging house in Brookmill Road where a group of around 40 black men from Africa and the Caribbean were staying. What seems to have started out as a clash in ...

A racist riot in Deptford, 1949

Aug

6

2024

In July 1949, there was a racist riot in Deptford. A large crowd of white men attempted to storm Carrington House, a London County Council lodging house in Brookmill Road where a group of around 40 black men from Africa and the Caribbean were staying. What seems to have started out as a clash in ...

An Anti-Slavery Speech in Deptford, 1830

Oct

18

2021

In November 1830 one B.C. Challis gave a lecture that was published shortly after as 'The Substance of a Speech on Negro Slavery. Delivered at the Rev. Mr. Barker's Chapel, High Street, Deptford, on Tuesday Evening, 2nd November, 1830'. The whole text is available to read online and while some of the language is archaic, ...

Fenton Ogbogbo- murdered by racists in the Old Kent Road, 1981

Apr

10

2021

Fenton Ogbogbo was a 25 year old man who was murdered in a racist attack on the Old Kent Road in June 1981. Three white youths aged 15 to 17 from the Peckham area were jailed at 'Her Majesty’s pleasure' in a trial at the Old Bailey in the following year. The court heard that on ...

Harold Moody & W.E.B. Du Bois – Queens Road SE15 as international anti-racist clearing house

Feb

26

2021

A blue plaque at 164 Queens Road, Peckham, commemorates its status as the one time home of Dr Harold Moody (1882-1947). Moody moved from Jamaica to London to become a doctor, and established his first GP practice at 111 King’s Road (now King’s Grove), Peckham, in 1913. In 1922 he moved to nearby 164 Queens ...

Last weekend of 2017 Telegraph Hill Festival

Apr

6

2017

The final weekend coming up of the 2017 Telegraph Hill Festival, plenty of events still to come - see programme for full details. Its open studios weekend, a perfect opportunity to see some local art and nose around other people's houses (go on, admit it). I missed the South East London Folk Orchestra (SELFolk) a couple of ...

Stan Firm inna Inglan at Tate Britian

Mar

12

2017

Tate Britain gallery is currently displaying 'Stan Firm inna Inglan: Black Diaspora in London, 1960s-1970s', featuring images by 'eight photographers who documented Black communities in London: Raphael Albert, Bandele 'Tex' Ajetunmobi, James Barnor, Colin Jones, Neil Kenlock, Dennis Morris, Syd Shelot and Al Vanedenberg'.There are a number of outstanding South London images to be seen, ...

Refugees Welcome Here meeting in New Cross

Mar

1

2016

Tonight (Tuesday 1st March, 7 pm), Stand up to Racism South East London is holding a 'Refugees Welcome Here' public meeting in Room 137a, main building (RHB), Goldsmiths University, New Cross, SE14 6NWSpeakers include:Imam Shakeel Begg - Lewisham Islamic CentreVicky Foxcroft, MP - Labour, Lewisham DeptfordShakira Martin - NUS Further Education Vice PresidentDenis Fernando - Stand up ...

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