The Alma Stephenson Dever Page – Events
The Riot of Bamber Bridge (1943)
The US Armed Forces were segregated until President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948 which desegregated...
The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963
On April 30, 1963, Bristol’s black population protested the Bristol Omnibus Company and the Transportation and General Workers’ Union (TGWU)...
The Windrush Generation (1948- )
Although persons of African ancestry had resided in Great Britain since the time of the Roman conquest, their numbers and...
The New Cross Fire (January 18, 1981)
On Sunday, January 18, 1981, thirteen black youths attending a birthday party in Deptford, South London was killed in an...
Britain’s 1919 Race Riots
The 1919 race riots in Great Britain’s seaport areas such as Liverpool, Cardiff, and Salford were stoked by social, economic, and political anxieties...
The Zong Massacre (1781)
The slave ship Zong departed the coast of Africa on 6 September 1781 with 470 slaves. Since this human chattel...
Nottingham Riots (1958)
On the 23rd of August 1958, the country’s “forgotten” race riot unfolded on the streets of Nottingham, England. This culmination...
Brixton Riots (April 10-12, 1981)
The Brixton Riots of April 10-12, 1981, described as the first serious riots of the 20th century in England, were...
The Notting Hill Riots (1958)
Amidst racial intolerance and competition over resources, the white working class of the Notting Hill area, London, UK, launched an...
