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Africa Reparations Movement (UK)

 Fonds
Identifier: ARM

Scope and Contents

This collection is held offsite - please give a week's notice in order that we can retrieve it. The collection consists of meeting minutes and papers, correspondence The Africa Reparations Movement (ARM UK) was set up by Bernie Grant as a result of a the Conference on Reparations held in Nigeria in 1993 with the aim of seeking reparations for the harm done to Africa and the African diaspora through enslavement, colonisation, and racism. The UK branch of ARM came into being in December 1993 at a well attended conference sponsored by The Voice.

Dates

  • Creation: 1995-1996

Biographical / Historical

The Africa Reparations Movement (ARM UK) was set up by Bernie Grant as a result of a the Conference on Reparations held in Nigeria in 1993 with the aim of seeking reparations for the harm done to Africa and the African diaspora through enslavement, colonisation, and racism. The UK branch of ARM came into being in December 1993 at a well attended conference sponsored by The Voice. The management committee consisted of Bernie Grant MP (Chair), Linda Bellos OBE, Professor Stephen Small, Patrick Wilmott, Sam Walker, Sally Murray Jones, and Hugh Oxley.



ARM UK ceased operations in c.2000.



This information was compiled using the records, and these resources:

http://www.arm.arc.co.uk/appeal.html

http://www.arm.arc.co.uk/

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Title
Black Cultural Archives: Africa Reparations Movement (UK)
Author
Black Cultural Archives
Date
21/02/2022
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for uncoded script

Repository Details

Part of the Archives Collection Repository

Contact:
Black Cultural Archives
1 Windrush Square
London