Heritage Trails

Heritage River Trail – “Westenders to Eastenders”

Guide by S.I. Martin

23rd August 2008

To commemorate International Slavery Memorial Day, Steve Martin’s Black History River tour looked at how historical events have shaped London, making it into the city it is today. Featuring key sites and individuals, and with River Thames as one of the most important characters, Steve Martin presents a narrative of how London serves as the backdrop for some of the most important events in history, from slavery to the Pan Africanist movement.

Keywords

• London & the role of the River Thames during “The Trade”
• Enslaved African sailors

Suggestions

• Repeating twice yearly
• Make more stops along the route.

Commentsy’ve done this for.

• Recognising buildings along the Thames but understanding their history & backgrounds.
• Would like to revisit at leisure

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