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Delegates to the Fifth Pan-African Congress, Manchester. © Manchester Archives Plus.

The Fifth Pan-African Congress Manchester, 1945 : A Short Resource Guide

Produced by The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre & Education Trust, October 2020
The facade of the former Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall, October 2020 by Michael Gorman

BBC Radio 4: Africa United in Manchester

This radio programme presented by Rosemary Laryea looks at the history and contemporary relevance of the Pan African Conference held in Manchester in 1945. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 27 November 2020.
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Africa Speaks in Manchester: Pan-Africanism, Manchester and a collection gem

In this article on the People's History Museum blog, Dr Shirin Hirsch and Geoff Brown look at a document on display in the museum’s main galleries and discuss the role of black activists in Manchester in the build up to the Congress.
PAC75 Students in conversation with Lemn Sissay

PAC@75 Events Review

Emma Barnes, an AHRC PhD student at the University of Salford, reviews the Pan African Congress 75th Anniversary Celebrations events.
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NWCDTP Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Training

PAC@75 event reviewed by Sophie Anders, University of Salford
Len Johnson

‘A Drink For Len Johnson’ (STEAM Radio)

A podcast about the Black British boxer Len Johnson who took a stand against discrimination after being refused service at a bar in the 1950s.

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PAC@75: Pan African Congress 75th Anniversary Celebrations

PAC@75 was a series of online events that took place in October 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan African Congress, held in Manchester in 1945.