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Manchester gives an artistic nod to Black History Month

Important black figures have been showcased across Manchester this October to commemorate Black History Month.

Mancunian Matters conducted a whistle-stop tour to see how the city is celebrating.

Whitworth Art Gallery has presented over 70 works of Barbara Walker MBE – a Birmingham artist whose work addresses misunderstandings and stereotypes about the African-Caribbean community in Britain.
Last year’s Turner Prize nominees – an award which rewards artists for commenting on the social and political issues of today. (From left to right: Barbara Walker, Jesse Darling, Ghislaine Leung and Rory Pilgrim).
This sculpture of Erinma Bell MBE is made from recycled handguns to pay homage to her work tackling gun crime in Moss Side and Longsight.
A plaque on the University of Manchester’s Arthur Lewis Building – which commemorates him as Britain’s first black professor.
Abraham Lincoln thanked the people of Manchester in 1863 who supported his anti-slavery cotton blockade. His statue was erected in Platt Fields in 1919 and was moved to Lincoln Square in 1986.

Featured Image: Rob Currell

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