Campaigners and Activists

2EJ522N Claudette Colvin (b.1939). Portrait of the pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement, taken in 1954. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. This occurred nine months before the more widely known incident in which Rosa Parks, helped spark the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott.

Claudette Colvin: The Teenage Revolutionary Who Ignited a Movement

In the spring of 1955, when the streets of Montgomery, Alabama, were still divided by the sharp lines…


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Black History Month

2025 LISTINGS

Norfolk Tuesday 29 April

Philharmonia Concert

Romantic grandeur and dramatic flair close our 2024/25 season in Bedford.   Bursting with more memorable melodies than…

Camden Tuesday 29 April

Holden, Jaz Lee & NIA

In a series of special showcases, our Roundhouse Resident Artists will take centre stage. This is a unique opportunity for…

Courtesy Kimathi Donkor
Cambridge Tuesday 1 May

Meet the Artist: Kimathi Donkor

Join contemporary British artist Kimathi Donkor for an insightful talk on his work in Rise Up.   Discover…