Black History Month 2018: The Slave Compensation
This Black History Month 2018 with Paul Crooks Trailblazing author and family historian Paul Crooks captivates his audience during Black History Month 2018. He will discuss how he traced his ancestors and the truth about the British Government’s decision to abolish slavery and the slave compensation payments that followed. Paul traced his African forebears enslaved…
Read MoreReparations for Slavery: Open Letter to the Head of the UK Government
Memorandum: Remembering Slavery To: Prime Minister – The Head of the UK Government From: Paul Crooks – British Citizen This a formal demand for reparations, restitution, and indemnification due to Ami Djaba ( 1777 – 1825) and John Alexander Crooks [born 1787] for their enslavement in Jamaica. Formal Demand For Reparations This a…
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Marking the 40th Anniversary of the Mini-Series – London Tour
London, Friday, 24 February 2017 Author and specialist in African Caribbean is excited to announce a series of landmark talks to mark Alex Haley’s epic family saga ROOTS Paul Crooks – the first Black Briton to trace African ancestors who were enslaved in Jamaica 200 years ago Paul will be touring London venues throughout 2017.…
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Agents of Freedom Team Event Paul Crooks talking to a packed room of people who came to hear him speak about the Haitian Revolution. Go to the left column and ‘Sign-up’ for news on Paul’s talks.
Read MoreCurriculum Enrichment – Subject Lead Requests History workshop
History Curriculum Enrichment Sessions The slide presentation outlines the request to author Paul Crooks from the history subject lead for a large secondary school. The request was for a number of sessions delivered to Year 9, 10, 11, 12 students to support the school Curriculum. Follow the slides and links within and see what…
Read MoreUNISON Self-Organised Group Remembering Slavery
Edited Transcript The Loss of African Labour Estimates of the number of African people lost to Africa as a consequence of the trade transatlantic slave trade vary between 10 and 100 million. Lower estimates do not take account of millions who died being transported to the coast of West Africa. Neither do they take…
Read MoreTracing Family History – In conversation with Paul Crooks
TRACING FAMILY HISTORY: In Conversation with Paul Crooks at the Yellow Pavillion, Olympic Way (3mins from Wembley Park tube station) Yellow Pavilion Olympic Way Wembley Park HA9 0XJ 7:30pm non-members Fee £2 Trailblazing family historian and author Paul Crooks captivates his audience with his account of how he traced his African forebears back 200…
Read MoreAfrican Ancestry Evening With Paul Crooks
Canterbury Branch Kent Family History Society Kent FHS invites Author, Speaker for Schools and Family Historian Paul Crooks talks about his search for his roots in Africa. Paul is a specialist in on enslavement of Africans and hidden stories of abolition within the British colonies. 8th April 2016 at 7:30 pm Fee: non-members £2 St Andrew’s United…
Read MoreDiversity Activities in the Workplace
Diversity in the workplace The best organisations to work for make sure teams are working well together. It’s hard to imagine a business ranked in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for overlooking opportunities to acknowledge diversity within the workplace strengthen the sense of teamwork by celebrating difference protect time for occasional fun…
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