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Two Manchester historians awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes

Dr Alexia Yates, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, and Dr Stefan Hanß, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, have been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize 2020 worth £100,000 in recognition of their outstanding research achievements. With this prize, The Leverhulme Trust recognises ground-breaking “work of outstanding research scholars of proven achievement, who have made and…

‘Black women who have struggled to make our efforts possible’: Olive Morris and the Legacy of Black Power in Manchester

In the month of October we will be marking Black History Month by sharing a series of short essays written by four recent graduates of the History Department at the University of Manchester. These students were part of Kerry Pimblott’s third-year seminar on the Black Freedom Movement and were tasked with putting their new historical…

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House Saved from Decay

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 15/6/2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.85million to restore Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Thanks to this support, the Italianate villa of 84 Plymouth Grove, where the author of Cranford and North and South lived with her family for 15 years, will now be fully…

The 1945 Pan African Congress in Manchester

Image courtesy of Working Class Movement Library Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 20/8/2012 The Manchester Museum will host a panel debate on the 1945 Pan African Congress. From 15 to 21 October 1945, Manchester was the setting for 90 delegates who gathered at All Saints, Manchester, for the fifth Pan…

Manchester Histories Festival, 24 Feb-4 March 2012

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 15/2/2012 The Manchester Histories Festival will run from 24th February to 4th March 2012 in venues across Manchester. MHF is a celebration of Greater Manchester’s unique history and heritage, through a ten day programme of events and activities, including talks, walks, film showings and open days….

LGBT History Month 2012

Editors Note: This is an archived blog post from 7/2/2012 Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans (LGBT) History Month takes place every year in February. It provides an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the lives and achievements of the LGBT Community past and present. 2012 sees LGBT History Month focus on sport in this Olympic year. Many…

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Stokely Carmichael in London: The birth of the British Black Power Movement?