About this Event
Brixton Experience – Black History Month
Join Cee from Karol’s Tours, a qualified Lambeth Tour Guide, for an immersive Black History Month experience through the heart of Brixton.
This is Brixton told from within, through history, culture and real lived experience.
Follow the journey from the hopes and aspirations of the Windrush generation to the Brixton of today.
Discover how Caribbean communities created a sense of home, belonging and identity in post-war Britain.
Hear about No Colour Bar dances, blues parties, sound systems and Lovers Rock.
Explore the struggles around housing, employment, discrimination, policing and the sus law.
Walk through the story of Railton Road and the 1981 uprising and discover the events that led to the 1985 uprising.
But Brixton's story is also one of resilience, creativity and ambition.
Experience the markets, murals, music, Caribbean businesses and Black entrepreneurship that continue to shape the area.
Cee's relationship with Brixton stretches from childhood visits to becoming a long-standing resident of more than 40 years.
Her personal memories and connections with people who lived through some of Brixton's defining moments bring a perspective that goes beyond the history books.
This is a relaxed, interactive walk with a maximum of 15 guests.
There'll be time to talk, take photographs, browse, meet people and soak up the atmosphere.
See it. Hear it. Feel it. Smell it. Taste it.
We'll finish by sitting down together for a taste of Caribbean food.
Come for Black History Month and discover a story that deserves to be shared all year round.
Don't just visit Brixton. Experience it.
Event venue & nearby stays
Windrush Square, Effra Road, London, United Kingdom
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