About This Event

Two hour tour of Tate Britain to reveal the Black presence in the collection from the sixteenth century to the present day. 20 Years of Black History Walks (2007-2026) 20 Years of African Odysseys. 61 years since the first ever Race Relations Act (1965) Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day where we see Black presence move from the object of economic capital to creators of cultural capital mirroring the changing position of Black folk in British society. The cultural movement in Britain from the Enlightenment to Romanticism is tracked as seen in how British art focusing on its Black presence developed over that period including the response to slavery in the eighteenth century to feminist and gay art of the twentieth century. If you want to understand the role of the Black presence in British art then this tour is for you. Other coming events from Black History Walks www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk (https://blackhistorywalks.co.uk/) Black History Bus Tour, Steam train trip African Odysseys film, The Price of Memory:Reparations @Bernie Grant Arts centre September African Odysseys films,Black History of British Boxing + The Paula Dunn Olympic story September. Kensington and Chelsea library Theatreland, Mayfair, Hackney, Regents Canal,Trafalgar Square walks Professor Gus John 60 years of Black British Civil rights, Racism @BFI Playing Away, Horace Ove's classic film plus Q&A Frantz Fanon Weekender at Royal Holloway University Professor Stephen Small, film, talk and book launch @Bernie Grant arts centre

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