Stories
- Article
The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
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Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard
Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.
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When you can’t return home
Migrants and refugees cannot choose to return home, so homesickness becomes a profound and long-lasting feeling. This powerful force infuses migrant cultures, and is rarely given the serious attention it warrants.
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Milk trails round Euston
Where cows once grazed near Wellcome Collection in London, baristas now froth their milk. Esther Leslie uncovers Euston’s dairy-based urban history.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
'Malaria in ships in West Africa'.
Date: c.1940-1941Reference: GC/215/1Part of: Blacklock, Professor Donald Breadalbane (1879-1955): malaria in West Africa- Archives and manuscripts
Clapperton, Hugh (1788-1827), explorer in West Africa
Date: c.1825Reference: MS.7330/29-30Part of: Explorers and Travellers in Africa- Archives and manuscripts
Reports on yellow fever, mainly in West Africa but also in Fiji, 1900-1912
Date: 1900-1912Reference: GC/59/A/16Part of: Ross, Sir Ronald- Archives and manuscripts
Denham, Dixon, Major (1786-1828), explorer in West Africa
Date: c.1827Reference: MS.7330/31-33Part of: Explorers and Travellers in Africa- Books
- Online
French West Africa.
Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division.Date: 1943-1944