Black History 2019

Black History Month 2019

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Curator

Ajay Ajimobi, Vice President Voice at the Students Union was student curator in 2019.

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Blog posts

30 Nov 2019

Reflecting on the ‘Liberated Library’ student curator display for Black History Month 2019

Hi my name is Ajay Ajimobi, I’m Vice President Voice at the Students Union and was previously the President of the African and Caribbean Society and an executive member on the Voice Zone …Continue reading

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Photos

Photo of Muhammed Ali above the text Don't count the days, make the days count, Muhammed Ali

Green text on yellow background, saying For Africa to me... is more than a glamourous fact. It is a historical truth. Beneath this text is a cutout photo of Dr Maya Angelou.

Text reading You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. In smaller text underneath it says Malcolm X, and below is a cutout photo of Malcolm X with hand behind his head.

Green text on a yellow background reading ...No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place. Underneath in smaller text, the words Dr Maya Angelou Author and poet. A cutout photo of Dr Maya Angelou at the bottom right.

Curator's corner - a glass whiteboard filled with writing, a screen with a photo of Ajay and some illegible text, and a table with books and a basket with white paper inside.

Quote reading You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity. Underneath Bobby Seale, and then a photo cutout of Bobby Seale

Close up of table with basket filled with folded white pieces of paper, a poster with a photo of Ajay and the text 'Please help yourself to a quote celebrating Black History Month', and several books.

Several books displayed on a round table, including Why I'm No Longer Talking About Race, Jesmyn Ward Men We Reaped, We Should All Be Feminists

Ajay standing behind several books displayed on a round table, smiling

Some books displayed on a table with a blue tablecloth, a tv screen behing showing text Liberated Library, some posters to the right, and a yellow glassboard with writing on to the left

Curator's corner Ajay stanging beside a yellow glassboard filled with writing, a screen with a photo of Ajay and some illegible text, and a table with books and a basket with white paper inside.

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