Black Poppies - Britain's Black Community and the Great War. Stephen Bourne

Event

Monday 21 September 2015, 12:30 - 23:59

Organised by National Army Museum

In 1914 Britain was home to at least 10,000 black Britons, many of African and West Indian heritage. Despite being discouraged from serving in the British Army many joined all branches of the forces, while black communities contributed to the war effort on the home front. With first-hand accounts and original photographs, Black Poppies is the essential guide to the military and civilian wartime experiences of black men and women, from the trenches to the music halls.
Bourne is a researcher and writer and has worked with the British Film Institue and Imperial War Museum.