What follows is an attempt at bringing key works, commentaries, resources together in one place with a focus on Wales and its troubling past in regards to racism. I also wanted to share links to community groups and organisations who'd benefit from our support. #BlackLivesMatter
Here's @efalois’ list of Welsh people, events which we should familiarise ourselves with in relation to black history & racism in Wales.
To follow are translations for non-Welsh speakers.
IT HAS BEEN UP SINCE YESTERDAY AND SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE SHARES!
To follow are translations for non-Welsh speakers.
IT HAS BEEN UP SINCE YESTERDAY AND SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE SHARES!
1. The Cardiff Three, podcast here bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07…
2. The Pennant family, Penrhyn Castle and slavery, article here blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sectio…
3. Newport race riots, article here walesartsreview.org/remembering-th…
2. The Pennant family, Penrhyn Castle and slavery, article here blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/sectio…
3. Newport race riots, article here walesartsreview.org/remembering-th…
4. Sir Henry Morgan (pirate and slave owner) focusmagazinesltd.co.uk/2015/02/slaver…
Two jarring things you suddenly notice when you learn about his past...
Two jarring things you suddenly notice when you learn about his past...
...how he's still the jolly pirate portrayed on bottles of @CaptainMorganUS and how the @nationaltrust have decided to omit details of his slave ownership and hail him as a heroic figure nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegar-house… holding pirate weekends in his name nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegar-house…
5. Experiences of the Windrush generation in Swansea hwb.gov.wales/repository/dis…
6. 1919 Cardiff race riots museum.wales/blog/2019-06-1…
7. The life of Sir Thomas Picton and his slaves walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…
8. Barry race riots 1919 barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/17849159.…
6. 1919 Cardiff race riots museum.wales/blog/2019-06-1…
7. The life of Sir Thomas Picton and his slaves walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…
8. Barry race riots 1919 barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/17849159.…
9. Welsh woollen mills and their history of producing clothes for slaves (more info in Slave Wales by Chris Evans and article here cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id…)
10. Anthony Bacon, established the ironworks in Cyfarthfa, Merthyr Tydfil, and owner of slave ships
merthyr-history.com/?p=2322
merthyr-history.com/?p=2322
11. Swansea copper, manillas, and its role in slavery (and the use of slaves by the industry after abolition) bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…
12. Captain Thomas Phillips from Brecon, captain of the slave ship ‘Hannibal’. 47% of the slaves died duirng the voyage. brh.org.uk/site/articles/…
13. El Cobre copper works in Cuba, and their relation to Llanelli (Slave Wales, Chris Evans) walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…
14. The life of Thomas Williams, Llandinan and his slaves walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nost…
14. The life of Thomas Williams, Llandinan and his slaves walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nost…
15. D. W. Griffith - director of the film ‘The Birth of a Nation’ 1915, who used racist stereotypes and praised the KKK.
bbc.com/culture/articl…
bbc.com/culture/articl…
16. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America
They use the word "hero" in this piece so, you know... history.com/topics/america…
They use the word "hero" in this piece so, you know... history.com/topics/america…
17. Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart, pirate and killer of slaves)
richmondobserver.com/lifestyle/item…
richmondobserver.com/lifestyle/item…
18. Mahmood Hussein Mattan, the last innocent person to be hanged in Wales walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…
Massive thanks to @efalois for drawing my attention to all these x
Next, @punkistani93 shared this with me, covering 1919 Welsh race riots and wider topic of multiculturalism in Wales. The latter is something we white Welsh often talk proudly about but understand very little.
docs.google.com/document/d/178…
A comprehensive reading/viewing list.
docs.google.com/document/d/178…
A comprehensive reading/viewing list.
A book that's come up/been recommended time and again is Slave Wales by Chris Evans. I ordered it 2 days ago when it was available but now has this note next to it which I'm hoping means it's sold out because of unprecedented demand. I'm happy to wait if that's the case. 
Tiger Bay, usually associated with Shirley Bassey, is an area we've heard about but how much do we know about its history, including modern day? I'm going to guess barely anything. Someone shared @GavinPorter_'s documentary with me and it's worth a watch.
Thanks to @DanielGwydion for drawing my attention to the fact that...
James Baldwin discusses Wales in his novel ‘Tell Me How Long this Train’s Been Gone’.
I have ordered it.
James Baldwin discusses Wales in his novel ‘Tell Me How Long this Train’s Been Gone’.
I have ordered it.
This came form @HuwL1oyd:
1. A Tolerant Nation? Revisiting Ethnic Diversity in a Devolved Wales uwp.co.uk/book/a-toleran…
2. Sugar and Slate, Charlotte Williams (mentioned by others also, have ordered a copy) gwales.com/goto/biblio/en…
3. The Tiger Bay Story abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDe…
1. A Tolerant Nation? Revisiting Ethnic Diversity in a Devolved Wales uwp.co.uk/book/a-toleran…
2. Sugar and Slate, Charlotte Williams (mentioned by others also, have ordered a copy) gwales.com/goto/biblio/en…
3. The Tiger Bay Story abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDe…
Read this: "Can we live together? Wales & the multicultural question" bit.ly/3cClex6
This line really stood out:
"It is a certain but a largely unacknowledged fact that the first major race riot in Britain occured in Wales and the most recent..."
(diolch @rhyskamjones)
This line really stood out:
"It is a certain but a largely unacknowledged fact that the first major race riot in Britain occured in Wales and the most recent..."
(diolch @rhyskamjones)
YN GYMRAEG/IN WELSH
Darllewnch hon, mae yna bwyntiau pwysig ynddi, ond cofiwch fod Seimon Brooks (sy'n cael ei ddyfynu) wedi dweud yn ddiweddar mai hiliaeth yw "ymysodiadau amgylcheddwyr ar gymunedau amaethyddol brodorol". Sy'n nonsens llwyr.
pedwargwynt.cymru/adolygu/gol/hi…
Darllewnch hon, mae yna bwyntiau pwysig ynddi, ond cofiwch fod Seimon Brooks (sy'n cael ei ddyfynu) wedi dweud yn ddiweddar mai hiliaeth yw "ymysodiadau amgylcheddwyr ar gymunedau amaethyddol brodorol". Sy'n nonsens llwyr.
pedwargwynt.cymru/adolygu/gol/hi…
While I work my way through more recommendations, @sara_huws gave me the names of a few Welsh initiatives/projects/orgs who we should all follow and support.
Here they are...
Here they are...
EYST WALES @eystwales
Charity supporting BME young people, families & individuals. Set up to fill a gap in provision, expanded to meet needs of BME people, families, individuals incl refugees, assylum-seekers in Wales.
Learn about projects and donate here eyst.org.uk/projects.php
Charity supporting BME young people, families & individuals. Set up to fill a gap in provision, expanded to meet needs of BME people, families, individuals incl refugees, assylum-seekers in Wales.
Learn about projects and donate here eyst.org.uk/projects.php
OASIS CARDIFF
@OasisCDF helps refugees, asylum seekers in Cardiff. Main aim is help integration within their local community & for Oasis itself to learn, be inspired by cultures & traditions they're exposed to daily.
Make a donation and volunteer here: oasiscardiff.org/support-us/
@OasisCDF helps refugees, asylum seekers in Cardiff. Main aim is help integration within their local community & for Oasis itself to learn, be inspired by cultures & traditions they're exposed to daily.
Make a donation and volunteer here: oasiscardiff.org/support-us/
BAWSO
@BAWSO Services across Wales incl provision of temporary accomm for those affected/at risk of domestic abuse/all forms of violence e.g. female genital mutilation, forced marriage, honour based violence, human trafficking, modern slavery.
Donate here bawso.org.uk/donate
@BAWSO Services across Wales incl provision of temporary accomm for those affected/at risk of domestic abuse/all forms of violence e.g. female genital mutilation, forced marriage, honour based violence, human trafficking, modern slavery.
Donate here bawso.org.uk/donate
THE PRIVILEGE CAFE
@privilegecafe_ is a virtual cafe that's a safe space to create a new inclusive environment. "Be empowered, be confident and let’s talk privilege."
Become a patron here: patreon.com/PrivilegeCafe
@privilegecafe_ is a virtual cafe that's a safe space to create a new inclusive environment. "Be empowered, be confident and let’s talk privilege."
Become a patron here: patreon.com/PrivilegeCafe
If you're not doing so already, please follow @efalois. She's just posted an amazing bilingual new thread on Wales’ history with translatlantic slavery, and the historic role of people from Wales in racist systems.
Tomorrow at 4pm, @s4c will be repeating this programme on the history of black people in Wales. In Welsh but WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. Available on iplayer after broadcast.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06…
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06…
Hi @eystwales, theer seems to be an issue with your "donate now" links - they all go through to a blank page. Can you let me know if this is a temporary issue?
Cymru Ddu / Black Wales, Alun Llwyd
A book which examines the relationship between the white Welsh and the black people who have lived in Wales as a result of immigration and birth. How tolerant has Wales been? Why were there race riots in 1919?
A book which examines the relationship between the white Welsh and the black people who have lived in Wales as a result of immigration and birth. How tolerant has Wales been? Why were there race riots in 1919?
After Many a Summer - the changing face of Tiger Bay, directed by Harley Jones and Chris Bellinger
player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watc…
player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watc…
Shreds podcast
The untold 30-year story of one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07…
The untold 30-year story of one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07…
LIVE PETITIONS
Free Siyanda
change.org/p/free-siyanda
Justice for Christopher Kapessa
crowdjustice.com/case/justice4c…
Make it compulsory for Black and POC UK histories to be taught in the Welsh education curriculum
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2000…
Free Siyanda
change.org/p/free-siyanda
Justice for Christopher Kapessa
crowdjustice.com/case/justice4c…
Make it compulsory for Black and POC UK histories to be taught in the Welsh education curriculum
petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2000…
Also, please follow...
@efalois, @punkistani93, @sara_Huws, @_JafarIqbal_,
@Critic_Speak, @marvinpoet, @DiferionDFE, @hanshs4c, @ifanmj, @SusanCousins6, @gavinporter_, @BHMWales, @emilypembs
...for Wales-specific resources/commentary.
@efalois, @punkistani93, @sara_Huws, @_JafarIqbal_,
@Critic_Speak, @marvinpoet, @DiferionDFE, @hanshs4c, @ifanmj, @SusanCousins6, @gavinporter_, @BHMWales, @emilypembs
...for Wales-specific resources/commentary.
