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16.10.2024

Black History of Fleet Street Tour

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M&S Ludgate Circus

 

Meet at M&S at Ludgate Circus

Wednesday 16 October

12pm - 1pm

£3 (+ Eventbrite fee) donation to the Black Cultural Archives

Join Angela Morgan on this lunchtime tour of the Fleet Street and uncover the rich and varied black history of this famously unique western side of the City.

Angela will pull a particular focus to ‘Faithful Frank’, better known as Francis Barber, who was the black manservant to Dr Samuel Johnson, the creator of perhaps the most influential versions of the English Dictionary. His life story has been documented using a compilation of comments by friends of Dr Johnson and their observations.

Get a sense of what his and other black lives were like during the 18th century in London.

Admission

The Fleet Street Quarter Black History Tour costs £3 (plus Eventbrite fees)

All money (minus fees) will go to tour guide Angela's chosen charity Black Cultural Archives.

close-up shot of a woman wearing a green coat and sun glasses talking to a group of people

Images: © Angela Morgan © Mickey Lee for Fleet Street Quarter BID

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