1) Time for a #genealogy THREAD on #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy resources. The following is an incomplete list of the people I’ve learned from, great projects/initiatives & useful resources for educating beyond the white European perspective 🙏🏽
The Black Cultural Archives @bcaheritage is based in Brixton, London, UK. Its collections address the histories of Caribbean and African culture in Britain and they also develop and deliver educational programmes of #BlackBritish #history https://blackculturalarchives.org 
7) ...the Reparational #Genealogy Project provides pro-bono #Genealogy services to descendants of the enslaved and works to educate the white genealogy community about the structural, cultural and historical racism that impacts on Black genealogy researchers
9) Assist Esmie @esmiejp with her Impact of Omission Survey today. Our school history curricula in the UK fall very short in addressing Black British #history and other #BAME narratives. Add your voice to the list and show what weren’t taught at school...

https://twitter.com/esmiejp/status/1267446022604836877?s=21 https://twitter.com/esmiejp/status/1267446022604836877
10) I’ve already filled in the survey. I loved #history at school, but other than two weeks looking at the slave trade, Wilberforce and abolition, there was no other ref to #BlackBritish history and an overt focus on white Eurocentric perspectives...
11) If you have access to @BBCiPlayer then catch up on the current series of A House Through Time, with the superb @DavidOlusoga. It requires us to confront the hidden ways in which #slavery bleeds into our collective histories, homes & society #history http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000jjn8
Olivia Peacock @oliviacodes is a talented coder-genealogist and has developed the site Digital Black History. This is an online portal and searchable directory for a wealth of resources addressing Black #history #research and #genealogy
http://digitalblackhistory.com 
13) @oliviacodes is also behind Unlock the Records, a structured online guide to African-American #genealogy research:
http://digitalblackhistory.com/utr/ 
14) Brits and beyond may be familiar with Adrian Stone, who researches Caribbean #genealogy. You may have seen his work profiled in @wdytyamagazine and you can find out more about his professional research at his site, Own History
http://ownhistory.co.uk 
15) ...Adrian is also planning a free introductory-level online workshop on Tracing Your Jamaican Roots - you should be able to register your interest at the link in tweet #14 🇯🇲
16) Thanks to all the superb talents who have produced these resources, and to those of you who are engaging with them in your #genealogy #research. Like many of you, I’m still learning, so as I find other things to add, I’ll pop them onto the thread
17) I would also welcome an open dialogue between the #research community and all major #genealogy conferences to hear how they’re addressing the inclusion and promotion of #BlackHistory, #BAME perspectives and talent in their events and working culture 🙏🏽 #BlackLivesMatter
18) And for an additional resource examining #BlackHistory in the N of England esp. #Liverpool, take a look at “Great War to Race Riots” from Writing on the Wall (thanks to @wkr1990 for suggesting this): https://www.greatwar-to-raceriots.co.uk 
19) You can explore the project’s Document Gallery and immerse yourself in digital surrogates on their site:
https://www.greatwar-to-raceriots.co.uk/document-gallery/1919/may-1919.html#!13_05_1919_b
20) The “Slave Voyages” website is a fantastic resource for exploring trans-Atlantic and intra-American slave routes. Includes 90K+ names and also a photos database (thx @Elliotgc for the recomm) #slavery #BlackHistory
https://www.slavevoyages.org/ 
21) You may also wish to explore the @britishlibrary Caribbean Collection (thx to @georginahilltv for the suggestion) which is available here:
https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/caribbean-collections
22) Those of you wishing to explore #BlackHistory through #genealogy may also wish to join the Caribbean Family History Group (thanks to @DebbieKennett for suggesting this):
https://twitter.com/debbiekennett/status/1270669414724251651?s=21 https://twitter.com/DebbieKennett/status/1270669414724251651
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