Hackney Museum and Archives have a track record of engaging local communities to explore their heritage in creative and dynamic ways. Local Roots / Global Routes explored Hackney’s local histories in conjunction with UCL’s History Department and the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project.

The partners worked with two local secondary schools to create a performance-based session and interactive educational resource for Key Stages 3 and 4 based on Legacies of British Slave-ownership material. Teacher training sessions were hosted and a filmed version of the resource produced. UCL staff also delivered workshops, a walking tour and a showcase event for Black History Month in Hackney during October 2014.

Related Events & Resources

• Legacies of African Enslavement in Hackney: Full Film
• Putting the Black in the Union Jack? Black British History in Education - Bloomsbury Theatre, UCLSaturday 8 November 2014, 10 am – 7 pm

Project Leads

• Katie Donington & Kristy Warren, Research Associates, Department of History, UCL
• Cheryl Bowen, Community Education Manager, Hackney Museum & Archives