Call for Papers
2007 saw the commemoration of the end of the transatlantic trade in African people. To mark this anniversary, I am seeking articles by writers, artists and academics of African heritage about the relationship between African Diasporic/Black history and artistic expression by people of African heritage.
Click here to read the poem The Blood, which explores these themes. It takes a few moments to load.
In your article, you may wish to explore your own experience of enslavement and/or emancipation as an artist. You may also wish to discuss the themes of enslavement and/or emancipation as dealt with in your work.
For more details, send an e-mail to Arts@blacksuccess1.com
See also: Arts event, The Blood.
The Roots of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Len Garrison, founder of the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, is one of the people interviewed in the e-book Black Success Stories. Garrison spent many years collecting documents and images which recorded the experience of African people in Africa, the Caribbean and Britain. His work explored colonisation, enslavement, and resistance as well as the search for identity.