Absence/Presence of Durham's Black History

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The project is thankful for consultation from Durham Cathedral and received funding and support from Durham University's Institute of Advanced Study (IAS), Faculty of Social Sciences Decolonial Internship fund, Research Impact Fund (RIF), Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Fund, ESRC Festival of Social Science and University College. Our Project is now part of the Auditing Public Histories of Slavery Group.

We gratefully acknowledge the key contributions of Professor Nayanika Mookherjee (Anthropology), Dr. Sol Gamsu (Sociology), and Dr. Liam Liburd (History), whose expertise and commitment have shaped this work.

The audio recordings have been supported by music from Uppbeat and features the song Fireflies by Ambient Boy • Uppbeat. The project is hugely indebted to our Research Assistant Avarna Ojha who among various other things tirelessly put the website together in collaboration with HUMAP. Anthropology decolonial Interns Judith Akoto, Alex Bovaird and Hannah Larkin were also pivotal in audio recording the entries. Colleagues in HUMAP were also helpful with their suggestions.

We gratefully acknowledge the contributions, feedback and comments from innumerable staff (academic and professional), students and colleagues from across and beyond Durham University. The project owes its legacy to these multiple collaborations and support. Thank you to all of you.

Above all, this project owes its inspiration from the lifetime research of the late community historian Sean Creighton (17 July 1947-15 May 2024) who worked extensively on the histories of Black British communities, enslavement and abolition in the North-East. 

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