Black presence in the 18th & 19th century

Black and Indian Victorians (228kb) a lesson from Emily Thomas
Black Victorians from the Mackenzie Heritage Pictures website
Black Victorians Images of Black Victorians from the BBC
Black Victorians in Asylums Worksheet and activities based on Caroline Bressey's work looking at Black Victorians in Mental Health institutions
British Empire 1750, 1900 (111kb) two maps showing the development of the British Empire.Students need to label the countries on the maps. This can lead to a discussion about change and continuity in the development of the Empire
William Cuffay website describing Cuffay's role in the Chartist movement including extracts from the speech he made at his trial
William Cuffay - the Black Chartist (35kb) A worksheet about the role that Cuffay played in the Chartists with a mixture of comprehension questions and a task asking pupils to write a poem about Cuffay
William Davidson the Black radical executed for his role in the Cato St conspiracy, 1820 (from Spartacus)
Dr Brighton Sake Dean Mahomed, who established the first Indian restaurant in England in 1809 and later became the 'shampooing surgeon' to King George IV and William IV
Empire and Commonwealth Museum Bristol's museum website
Pablo Fanque Britain's only Black circus owner
Caesar Shaw from the Northamptonshire Black History Project
Harriet Tubman (21kb) a true / false activity for lower ability - students have to read the story of the American abolitionist Harriet Tubman and then choose the correct statements from the list
Ignatius Sancho The 'man of letters' who was the first known African to vote in a British election, from Brycchan Carey's website
Mary Seacole (27kb) information sheet that can be used in a Hotseating activity
Raja Ran Mohan Roy the Humanist and religious reformer and Ambassador to England who died in 1833 in Bristol
Raja Ran Mohan Roy model answer for the IGCSE paper from the India Times
Robert Wedderburn 19th century Black radical who was imprisoned for his beliefs in the freedom of speech