Young Historians Project

Each One Teach One: Celebrating 10 Years of the Young Historians Project Come join us as we celebrate a decade of the Young Historians Project by sharing knowledge and learning from each other!

Join YHP as we celebrate a decade since we formed as an organisation!

We will be at the Black Cultural Archives on September 20th, 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Tickets can be found here #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/each-one-t...

African Women and the British Health Service | YHP

Learn more about the African Women that had a role in defining our health service through our website. We also have an ebook and, in collaboration with Michele Curtis, commissioned several murals of these women across England: www.younghistoriansproject.org/african-wome...

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Text on screen reads as follows: Medicinal plants from the Africa The background motif is formed of medicinal plants located on the African continent. Great care was taken to research ensuring that plants from across the continent were selected. among the featured elements, the mangrove forests for their rich biodiversity evidenced by numerous varieties that could be located across the African continent as well as across the Caribbean. By incorporating mangroves into the mural, we honour the intertwined histories of African and Caribbean people in Britain and the broader context of pan - African politics.

Text reads as follows: African Women in the British Health Sector Through this project we were able to uncover the lives and experiences of African women who worked in the health sector in the UK between 1930 - 2000. African women had a wide range of experiences within the NHS. Our documentary explores their childhood and migration stories, their training and careers in healthcare, and general facets of life in Britain as Black women.

Last Saturday, members of YHP went to the event 'Painted with Care: Celebrating African Women in British Healthcare' at The Africa Centre, to commemorate our project: 'African Women in British Healthcare, 1930 - 2000'. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Reflections on the memorial of Marika Sherwood On the 14th April 2025, myself and a few other YHP members attended the memorial of a longtime friend of YHP, collaborator and pioneer Marika Sherwood. A stalwart advocate for the teaching of what we ...

#BLOGPOST: A couple of YHP members attended the memorial of Marika Sherwood on April 14th. @periuspb.bsky.social has written about the event in this new blogpost. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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George Padmore Institute - BLACK PARENTS MOVEMENT The Black Parents Movement (BPM) ran from 20 April 1975 until the mid-1980s to defend and advance the interests of the black population in the UK and overseas, especially young people, the working cla...

You can find out more about the BPM through the George Padmore Institute, which has a very informative page on the BPM: www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/collections/...

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The BPM was part of the wider Black Education Movement, which protested over issues such as education, housing, unemployment and police brutality. The BPM continued to address and protest these issues, both within Britain and internationally #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

#OTD (20th April 1975): Today is the 50th Anniversary of founding of the Black Parents Movement (BPM). This organisation was established by black people of African and Caribbean descent in Britain to defend and advance the interests of the black population #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

African Women and the British Health Service | YHP

We are immensely proud of this artwork! Learn more about the mural and its related public history project on our website. If any of our followers visit the site, please tag us! #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

www.younghistoriansproject.org/african-wome...

This mural was made possible through the support of Guy’s and St Thomas’ arts department and the Untold Stories grant by the Commission for Diversity in Public Realm. YHP also worked with heritage interpreter and Bristol–based artist Michele Curtis. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Black Women in the NHS Mural at Guys Hospital, London

Black Women in the NHS Mural at Guys Hospital, London

Black Women in the NHS Mural at Guys Hospital, London

Black Women in the NHS Mural at Guys Hospital, London

In order of appearance, these women are:

Dr Matilda Johanna Clerk
Dzagbele Matilda Asante
Metian Parsanka
Kofoworola Abeni Pratt
Blanche La Guma
Dr Irene Elizabeth Beatrice Ighodaro.

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Black Women in the NHS Mural at Guys Hospital, London

In September 2024, YHP unveiled our third commemorative mural as part of our project celebrating historical African women in healthcare. Installed outside Guy's Hospital in London, the mural features six impactful healthcare workers from a range of time periods. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Interviewing Marika Sherwood: Seeing history with open eyes In August, YHP interviewed Marika Sherwood; a renowned historian, writer, educator, and activist. Marika is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and has worked as an acade...

Our blog piece below celebrates Marika's achievements and reflects on our time with her last summer. YHP would like to extend our deepest condolences to Marika’s family and friends. Rest in power.

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In August 2024, YHP interviewed Marika for our project exploring the development of Black British history as a concept and academic field. It was an immense pleasure to hear so many stories about her books, travels, activism, and teaching career.

Marika helped found the Black and Asian Studies Association (BASA) alongside Hakim Adi, the founder and consultant historian of YHP.

Some YHP members alongside Marika Sherwood (middle) when interviewing her last summer.

The Young Historians Project is deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of our longtime collaborator and friend Marika Sherwood. A veteran educator and pioneering historian, Marika dedicated her life to research and inspiring future generations.

We need to make sure that the curriculum is relevant, interesting and representative of both pupils and the world around them. History class is the perfect opportunity to teach critical thinking, empathy, and cultural understanding.

It shouldn't just be about a load of white men having wars.

Very informative article on epidemic of the lack of Black British History here in the UK, possible reasons for why that is and how YHP (as well as teachers etc.) can aid in attempting to rectify this issue.

Black British History in Schools: Progress, Problems and Possibilities As a future Black trainee history teacher preparing to enter the profession in September 2025, I've been reflecting on how Black British history is taught in British schools. While we've made some pro...

#BLOGPOST: A current member of YHP shares their thoughts on the lack of Black British History in the UK National Curriculum, and how YHP plays a role in addressing this epidemic prevalent in the UK education system. #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

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Florence expands on this further by disentangling the racist myths perpetuated by the British government. She urges that education and action are critical in changing the racism and subjugation we face #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

‘Racism? - Not here! Not there! Not anywhere!’ The murder of George Floyd in May 2020 sparked a wave of international protests – building a global resistance against racism, state terrorism, and Eurocentrism. However, many still view racism as exc...

#BLOGPOST: Check out this article by former YHP member Florence, who reflects on the racism that occurs in the United Kingdom which has been purposefully distorted to make it seem as if there is no racism here 👇🏿 #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

www.younghistoriansproject.org/post/2020/07...

It should also be noted that @hakimadi.bsky.social, one of the founders of YHP, was one of the 20,000 marching on that day #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

019: The New Cross Fire The History Hotline · Episode

Additionally, Deanna, a former member of YHP, did an episode on the New Cross Fire on her podcast 'The History Hotline', which you can listen to by clicking on the link below #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿:

open.spotify.com/episode/5OZE...

You can find out more about the New Cross Fire by clicking on these links #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿:

blackhistorystudies.com/resources/re...

www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...

www.historyworkshop.org.uk/anti-racism/...

#OTD we will remember the victims of the New Cross Fire:

Rosaline Henry
Patricia Johnson
Humphrey Brown
Gerry Paul Francis
Owen Wesley Thompson
Andrew Gooding
Peter Campbell
Lloyd Hall
Patrick Cummings
Steve Collins
Yvonne Ruddock
Glenton Powell
Paul Ruddock
Anthony Berbeck

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The New Cross Fire displayed the indifference shown by the British government and media and how they treat the loss of Black lives. To this day, no one has been charged in relation to the fire #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

The media instead focused on the minor disturbances that occurred in a relatively peaceful protests. However, despite the indifference shown by the state and media alike, the marchers proclaimed: ‘Come what may, we are here to stay’. #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

Image by Vron Ware for Searchlight: The Anti-Fascist Monthly. Photographs now held by Autograph ABP (CC BY-NC 4.0). Image courtesy of History Workshop

During the Black People's Day of Action (2nd March 1981), the victims of the fire were publicly memorialised, when up to 20,000 people marched from New Cross Road to Hyde Park, with many carrying placards bearing pictures of the 13 victims with their names #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

In the face of silence, the New Cross Massacre Action Committee was established by activists across London, who sought to raise awareness of the massacre, raise money for the bereaved, and sought to establish the true cause of the fire #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

The fire became a rallying point for political action for Black Britons. The police were scapegoating the community and the media barely reported on it, with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher failing to send condolences #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿

As stated above, the NF were active in the area - just three years prior to this, the NF burned down Deptford’s Albany Empire community theatre, so these suspicions were grounded in reality - for these reasons, the New Cross Fire is sometimes referred to as a massacre #OTD #EachOneTeachOne✊🏿