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Black History Month Wikipedia event
by Wikimedia UK
Date and time
Location
Department of Geography
University College London
26 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AP
United Kingdom
Description
The presence of Black people in Britain before the Second World War is often neglected in mainstream history. During the interwar period Black people were settled in various places around the country and included a diversity of nationalities and occupations, from dockworkers, domestics, writers, artists, doctors and students. There was also a presence of people of African and Asian heritage based in London during this time who were involved in political activism such as anti-colonial and anti-racism campaigning.
To coincide with Black History Month, Wikimedia UK (a charity supporting Wikipedia) in conjunction with The Equiano Centre, UCL is organising an event on 26 October in London. The event will explore some of these histories and work on adding the information to Wikipedia (including biographies on some of the figures of African and Asian heritage living, travelling or working in Britain at this time).
The event is especially aimed at new Wikipedia editors, who might be intimidated by the job of editing the Internet's primary source of basic information. Representatives from Wikimedia UK will be on hand to show you how the site works and answer questions.
Anyone working for a Black Culture related organisation is also welcome to attend - we will be discussing how you could cooperate with Wikimedia UK in the future.
To find out more about the Equiano Centre - http://www.ucl.ac.uk/equianocentre/