"My Journey to and Life in Britain"

MY JOURNEY TO AND LIFE IN BRITAIN My name is Sarwan Singh. I came to this country in 1960. I have lived all my life in Handsworth and worked in ...

A Legacy of Anti-Fasicm

Image: Civil Liberties in Britain, (extract) 1965. Jewish activists would continue to play a significant role in Birmingham throughout the twent...

Abolition of Slavery: The Birmingham Antislavery Society's Opening Statement.

This document identifies the original members of the Birmingham Anti Slavery Society and provides an ‘opening statement’ of their aims and objectiv...

Birmingham and the Grunwick Dispute 1976-1978

SETTING THE SCENE ‘Grunwick’ was an industrial dispute centred on Cricklewood, north London but which had national significance. Political and ...

Birmingham Broadside November 1977

BIRMINGHAM’S SOLIDARITY Birmingham Broadside November 1977 MS 1591 Paul Mackney Collection This image reflects both traditional and emerging a...

Birmingham International Marxist Group

Birmingham International Marxist Group [IMG] MS 1591 Paul Mackney Collection Despite advocating a mass picket in support of the ‘Grunwick’ striker...

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 ...

Ida B. Wells in Birmingham

Submitted by Paul Walker of Highgate Baptist Church Ida B Wells (1861-1930), well-known in the USA, where a great deal has been written about...

Independent Labour Party Minutes

This is a page from the 1914-1921 minute books of the Birmingham Branch of the Independent Labour Party, which was chaired for most of the First Wo...

Indian Workers' Association GB [IMG]

Indian Workers’ Association GB (Birmingham Branch) MS 2141 IWA The IWA combined Marxist politics with a concern for the plight of Asians and other...

Jessica Huntley

Jessica Huntley, publisher, cultural and political activist: "My mother was a very positive person. She taught me that no one was better than I was...

My journey to and Life in Britain

My Expectations of coming to Britain; My expectations were that I could find a job and earn some money, and come back to my country and live a b...