FLEET STREET BLACK HISTORY TOUR
PART OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024 IN THE QUARTER
16 October 2024 • Meet at M&S at Ludgate Circus
Join Angela Morgan on a lunchtime tour of the Fleet Street Quarter where she will explore and uncover the rich and varied black history of this famously unique western side of the City of London.
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. Not all were favourable but mixed in with other stories of the black presence in the 18th century, we can get a sense of what his and other black lives were like during this time in London.
We're offering this tour as part of Black History Month 2024, but it's important to recognise that black history is not limited to one month. It's a vital part of British history, influencing our culture, politics, language and society. This tour helps to honour and celebrate that legacy.
Our FSQ Black History Tour costs just £3 (plus Eventbrite fees) and all money (minus fees) will go to our tour guide Angela's chosen charity Black Cultural Archives, whose mission is to collect, preserve and celebrate the histories of people of African and Caribbean descent in the UK.