Location
WC1B 5DP
Dates
This exhibition runs from Mon, 29th Jan 2024 to Mon, 1st Jul 2024.
Forthcoming dates:
Cost: Free of Charge
Description
The idea that British identity and culture is threatened by non-white migration has been a recurring theme in British politics. The post-war period saw waves of migration under the British Nationality Act (1948) which gave automatic British citizenship to citizens of any colony or dominion in the British Empire.
By the late 1960s, Black and Asian communities had formed in areas such as Southall, Brixton, Bradford and Leicester. Subsequent efforts were then made by Labour and Conservative governments to reduce immigration through the Commonwealth Immigrant Acts (1964 and 1968) and the Immigration Act (1971).
Alongside these restrictions, groups such as the National Front (NF) increasingly alleged a threat to British life and culture. For the NF, the advent of a multicultural Britain questioned the relationship between ethnicity, identity and Britishness.
This ‘crisis of Britishness’ surrounding immigration and national identity shows no signs of diminishing in 2024. From the waves of Commonwealth migration in the post-war period to the Refugee Crisis in 2015, Britain’s relationship with race and nation has been marked by fragility.
In this context, this exhibition highlights far-right nationalist rhetoric and the anti-fascist, anti-racist responses that followed. Using items from our unique archive it highlights the struggle over immigration, race and nation in Britain from the 1970 – 90s.
Contact and Booking Details
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Disclaimer
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All images are supplied by the exhibition organiser.
This exhibition runs from Mon, 29th Jan 2024 to Mon, 1st Jul 2024
This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:
May 2024
- Mon, 13th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 14th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 15th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 16th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 17th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sat, 18th May 2024
Closed - Sun, 19th May 2024
Closed - Mon, 20th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 21st May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 22nd May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 23rd May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 24th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sat, 25th May 2024
Closed - Sun, 26th May 2024
Closed - Mon, 27th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 28th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 29th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 30th May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 31st May 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm)
June 2024
- Sat, 1st Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 2nd Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 4th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 5th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 6th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 7th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sat, 8th Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 9th Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 10th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 11th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 12th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 13th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 14th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sat, 15th Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 16th Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 17th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 18th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 19th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 20th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 21st Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sat, 22nd Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 23rd Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 24th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Tue, 25th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Wed, 26th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Thu, 27th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Fri, 28th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm) - Sat, 29th Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 30th Jun 2024
Closed
July 2024
- Mon, 1st Jul 2024
(10:00am - 5:00pm)