Faces and Places: Sarwan Singh and the Indian Workers Association

[Submitted by Sarwan Singh] On the 3rd of October 2008 Birmingham Stories held an event entitled 'Race and Racism' in Birmingham Central Library...

Faiths, Journeys, Jewels: Jacob Jacobs and Birmingham

[Submitted by Dr Andy Green] Introduction: Rediscovering the Past From a sign on a wall, it is sometimes possible to uncover a whole histor...

Father Joseph

Father Joseph preaching, New Testament Church of God, Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the...

Fighting Prejudice

In the twentieth century, the 'Birmingham Hebrew Congregation' of Singer's Hill faced a humanitarian crisis- the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party ...

Finding Refuge

It has been estimated that Birmingham received approximately 700 Jewish refugees between 1933 and 1945.There are a number of different archive sour...

Fisk Jubilee Singers

The Jubilee Singers, The Ex-Slave Singers of Fisk University, At Birmingham Town Hall,February 26th and March 3rd, 1874. Founded in Nashville in...

Freddie McGregor

Sandra Cross, Freddie McGregor, Winsome, photographed at Reggae Sunsplash, Clapham Common, London, 1987. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by...

Gail Ann Dorsey : Singer/Bass Player

Gail Ann Dorsey, photographed in Birmingham, 1988. From the collection "Muzik Kinda Sweet" by Pogus Caesar/OOM Gallery Archive.

Garba

Garba dance during the Hindu festival of Navratri, at the Shree Hindu Community Centre, Tyseley, Birmingham. Photograph by Sangeeta Redgrave, 2...

Garlanding

Garlanding religious leader (Guru Nanak), Wolverhampton. Photograph by Nick Hedges for the exhibition 'I'm a Believer - Religion in the West Midlan...

Gay Liberation Front

The 1970s saw the emergence of the Birmingham Gay Liberation Front, the rise of feminism and the beginnings of a ‘gay scene’ in the city, although ...

'Gays and Fascism'

LGBT people have faced serious prejudice and persecution in the past, and the cover of this issue of 'Gladrag' (the newsletter of the Birmingham Ga...