June 1965 Dr King addresses crowd at the National Stadium, Kingston



Dr King shakes hands with members of the public

Courtesy of the Jamaica Gleaner 1965

Your door is shut against my face,
And I am sharp as steel with discontent,
But I possess the courage
and the grace
To bear my anger proudly
and then spent.

[The White House]

Claude McKay
Jamaica's Poet Laureate

St William Grant

Labour Leader one of the founder member of the BITU & The JLP

PROF. LOUIS GRANT, M.D., C.H., M.P.H., DIP BACT., FAPHA, F.C. PATH, F.A.A.N. (1913-1993)
A microbiologist and pathologist, Prof. Louis Grant was affiliated with the University of the West Indies for 20 years where he achieved the highest academic honour, being named professor emeritus in microbiology. Young Louis Grant was surrounded by science from an early age * born in Vere, Clarendon in 1913, his father worked in a chemical laboratory at the Appleton Estate. As a student, Grant showed promise and received the Vere Trust scholarship to attend Jamaica College. He went on to Edinburgh University in Scotland and later specialised in tropical microbiology at the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Prof. Grant then returned to Jamaica serving his country as a medical doctor, microbiologist and pathologist.





1964: Prof. Louis Grant speaking at a luncheon held by the Society of Medical Technologists (UWI) at the Flamingo Hotel in honour of his recent appointment to the new chair of Microbiology at UWI.

This is a very, very important picture. I had never seen it before. But, Nkrumah is clearly a major faeture. Thank you for posting this.

Manchester Archives (Central Libary) as a whole heap of them you can go and view but this is the only one on-line.

Thought you might like this short film clip.

Gold Coast (Ghana) greets Kwame Nkrumah 1951

Description of film

In this film Gold Coast independence leader Kwame Nkrumah is freed from prison after winning victory in the country's elections in 1951. A huge crowd welcomes him with much shouting and cheering. He then parades through the packed streets in an open top car.
Context

Dr Kwame Nkrumah was the leading figure in the campaign to get independence for the Gold Coast from the British empire in the 1950s. He led the Convention People's Party. The party wanted independence for the Gold Coast and wanted the African peoples of West Africa to work together closely. Nkrumah was born in the Gold Coast but developed a successful career in American universities. In the 1940s he began to campaign for independence for his home country. This campaign lasted well into the 1950s.
Interesting or important points about the film

There is little doubt from the film that Nkrumah was a popular leader and that he was the popular choice of the people in the election. It would interesting to hear a commentary from a local perspective.

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Further informationCategoryPost-war to Present DaySub categoryBritish Empire and CommonwealthFilmGold Coast (Ghana) greets Kwame Nkrumah 1951SourceITN Source/British PatheProducerBritish PatheYear1951DateFebruary 22nd 1951Length0:44

The other flm is, Nigeria: The Making of a Nation

This list shows the names of some of the men who travelled from Jamaica to Britain aboard the former troopship, MV Empire Windrush.

22 June 1948

To Zoom in on list go to: The National Archives | Research, education & online exhibitions | Treasures from The National Archives | Windrush settlers

Osagyefo mentions the role that British women played in the Movement during those years. I wonder if you can find any information about the woman in the picture? I hope so. Nowadays with racism being used to slow down the Movement, we need to know the truth about how various races helped Africans at crusical points in our history.

A young civil rights demonstrator at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
By an unknown photographer, Washington, DC, August 28, 1963
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Information Agency


"2603 Co. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Vermilion, Danville, Ill[inois]. Boxing team. Mr. Taylor, trainer."
By an unknown photographer, 1936-39
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Civilian Conservation Corps

Some of the colored men of the 369th (15th N.Y.) Who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action. Left to right. Front row: Pvt. Ed. Williams, Herbert Taylor, Pvt. Leon Fraitor, Pvt. Ralph Hawkins. Back row. Sgt. H. D. Prinas, Sgt. Dan Storms, Pvt. Joe Williams,. Pvt. Alfred Hanley, and Cpl. T.W. Taylor"
By an unknown photographer, 1919
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs


Cpl. Carlton Chapman . . . is a machine-gunner in an M-4 tank, attached to a Motor Transport unit near Nancy, France"
By Ryan, November 5, 1944
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer