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Thanks to Kathy for posting an interesting questions: How many other mixed race families were living quietly and unnoticed in Victorian Britain long before Windrush? My experience, over the years in publicising anything, would tell me that if more or less than 500 mixed-race families had arrived from the Caribbean in Victorian times, MPs and the British Press would have made a big story out of it, and we would have been referring to the incident at every opportunity. Lone migrants or just a few do not often usually receive the publicity as Empire Windrush passengers did. If they are as prolific as Olaudah Equiano and family, Ignatius Sancho and family, Ira Aldridge, et al, for example, the media would eventually pay attention to their activities, etc. Mary Seacole received much publicity, but vanished decades after, until now. The stories of ‘Windrush migrants’ readily attract the attention of school pupils and students, especially those of Caribbean heritage. I know this because of my visits to schools over the past 15 years. As interesting are the lives and times of Caribbean WWII service men and women. The late Sam King and I, and now Allan Wilmot (former Royal Navy and RAF personnel) are well received in educational institutions. The Windrush passengers caused a great stir because of the large numbers arriving in one ship and because they intended to settle in Britain from 22 June 2948. Furthermore, most of them were WWII service personnel and offered a diversity of skills which have significantly contributed to the rebuilding of the country after WWII. The present Windrush scandal has highlighted some of these stories. Arthur ________________________________ From: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Kathleen Chater <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 29 July 2018 09:04 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: What's Happening in Black British History? IX Call for Papers, deadline 7th September 2018. Hi Miranda, I've actually written a full-scale study of this family and am just awaiting a couple of death certificates to finalise it. Have been in touch with a descendant and have pix. Am also writing up one of them for the ODNB. Plan to print their story - you couldn't make it up - so could launch the publication at WHBBH9. Here's the proposal: The Audain Family: Class and Colour in Victorian London In the mid-1850s John Audain, merchant and estate owner in St Vincent, became a member of the executive and then legislative councils there. He, his wife and their three children relocated to London c. 1860 where two more sons were born and where he died in 1864. His widow and their five children had a rich, privileged upbringing on the income from the St Vincent estate and, with one exception, became respectable members of the middle-class. They appear in over 300 records, but only in four newspaper reports in which two of the children are mentioned, is it recorded that they were biracial. The others passed unremarked, although another did come into the public eye. How many other mixed race families were living quietly and unnoticed in Victorian Britain long before Windrush? How can we find them and what can we learn about attitudes to race and class in late 19th century England? Best Kathy ________________________________ From: The Black and Asian Studies Association <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Miranda Kaufmann <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 12 July 2018 10:23 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: What's Happening in Black British History? IX Call for Papers, deadline 7th September 2018. Dear All, Just wanted to share the CFP for our next WHBBH event, which will be in London in November. Would love to hear from you if you would like to speak. Please also circulate to anyone you think would be interested. Best, Miranda What's Happening in Black British History? IX Call for Papers, deadline 7th September 2018.<http://www.mirandakaufmann.com/blog/whats-happening-in-black-british-history-ix-call-for-papers-deadline-7th-september-2018> 12/7/2018 0 Comments<http://www.mirandakaufmann.com/blog/whats-happening-in-black-british-history-ix-call-for-papers-deadline-7th-september-2018#comments> [Picture] Following the success of our previous events in London, Liverpool, Bristol, Preston and Huddersfield, we would like to invite you to the ninth of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies’ What's Happening in Black British History Workshops (WHBBH9) at Senate House, London, on Thursday 8th November. The aim of the series is to foster a creative dialogue between researchers, educationalists (mainstream and supplementary), artists and writers, archivists and curators, and policy makers. It seeks to identify and promote innovative new research into the history of people of African origin or descent in the UK and facilitate discussion of the latest developments in the dissemination of Black British history in a wide variety of settings including the media, the classroom and lecture hall, and museums and galleries, thus providing an opportunity to share good practice. We welcome proposals for papers and presentations on a wide variety of themes relating to the history of people of African origin or descent in the UK. As this year is the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush we are particularly keen to receive papers on the Windrush Generation and their impact on Britain. We would be delighted to hear from researchers, educationalists, archivists and curators or others interested in offering a presentation, lasting for 15-20 minutes. Please submit a title and a brief description of your presentation either in writing (in which case, of no more than 300 words) or in some other form (for example a clip or podcast) to Dr. Miranda Kaufmann<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by 7th September 2018. In addition, we would be happy to consider proposals for a complete panel. The panel should have a coherent unifying theme, and the proposal should include the abstracts of three related presentations and the names and affiliations of the presenters. We would also be interested in providing A-level students, undergraduates or graduate students with an opportunity to give presentations on projects relating to Black British History. The day will run from 11am to 6.00pm, followed by a Reception. There will be a registration fee of £20 (£10 for students/unwaged) to cover the costs of lunch and refreshments. Requests to register should be sent to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. --- Dr. Miranda Kaufmann Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies www.mirandakaufmann.com<http://www.mirandakaufmann.com> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 07855 792 885 My book, Black Tudors: The Untold Story<http://www.mirandakaufmann.com/black-tudors.html> , which has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize<http://www.mirandakaufmann.com/blog/black-tudors-the-untold-story-has-been-shortlisted-for-the-wolfson-history-prize> is out now. 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