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Black History Month Commemorative plaques

Plaque for Mary Seacole

Please note that this event has already occured.

Key information

Start date: Monday 10 October 2016

End date: Friday 28 October 2016

Venue: City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London, E16 1ZE, GB

Cost: Free (no tickets)

This exhibition pays tribute to some of the most famous black men and women who’ve made London their home.

It features several English Heritage blue plaques, as well as examples from other plaque schemes run by local councils and charities.

Don’t miss this chance to find out more about the likes of Mary Seacole, a Crimean War nurse who was voted greatest black Briton in 2004. Other highlights include actor Paul Robeson, newspaper founder Claudia Jones, Bob Marley and more.

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