Blogs-And-Stories

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From our experts

Windrush style: Psychology, identity & resilience

The psychological impact and cultural significance of Black Caribbean fashion among the Windrush Generation

Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism

The New Cross fire

13 young Black people died in this 1981 tragedy, which led to the Brixton Uprising

Collections
Collections

Black & British: A fashionable Windrush story

Explore how fashion among the Windrush generation has become a form of cultural expression

Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism

Sophia Duleep Singh: The Suffragette princess

For this Punjabi royal, winning women’s vote was worth breaking the law

Politics & Society
Politics & Society

The Battle of Cable Street

An East End victory over fascism

War & Weapons
War & Weapons

Mary Seacole: Doctress of the Crimean War

The determined businesswoman and caregiver who looked after troops at war

Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity

Limehouse: London’s first Chinatown

The Chinese communities who lived in this pocket of the East End

Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity

Ignatius Sancho: Writer & early Black voter

After gaining his freedom, this 18th-century writer became one of the first Black voters in Britain

Immigration & Identity
Immigration & Identity

Lady Phyll: Activist & co-founder of UK Black Pride

Campaigner, community builder, champion of LGBTQ+ rights

Exhibitions
Exhibitions

Pride & Prejudices: LGBTQ+ exhibitions & activism

Discussing the creation of one of UK’s first LGBTQ+ exhibitions here at London Museum

Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism

The Grunwick strike, 1976–1978

One of the defining industrial disputes of the 1970s happened in a north-west London suburb

From our experts
From our experts

Lunar New Year in London: Celebration, change & Chinatown

A story of tradition, adaptation and cultural pride in modern London

Music & Subculture
Music & Subculture

The origins of Notting Hill Carnival

London’s biggest street festival is a celebration of Caribbean culture and Black identity

Music & Subculture
Music & Subculture

Dub in London: Shops, sound systems & legends

In the 1970s and 1980s, London became the centre of Jamaica’s bassier, spacier sound

From our experts
From our experts

In search of ‘identity’ behind prison walls

A project at Pentonville prison that explores the creativity and individuality of the participants

Refugee Week
Refugee Week

From Ukraine to London: Home away from home

Two Ukrainian refugees in London share their experiences of rebuilding their home and identity

From our experts
From our experts

Molly houses & queer subculture in Georgian London

These 18th-century queer bars can be seen as a precursor to modern LGBTQ+ social life in London

From our experts
From our experts

Celebrating Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year in London

Same moon cakes, new London. How Vietnamese traditions have found home in a multicultural city