Mother Country: Britain's Black Community on the Home Front 1939-45 new mum and symbolising new beginnings and

and symbolising new beginnings and rediscovery

This rainbow coloured hanging decoration is the ultimate ornament to display during the festive season or all year round

round drawcords in matching body colour with metal tipping

The hidden Caribbean isn't a place but a legacy of the complex history

Brixton Market has never looked so colourful

Mother Country: Britain's Black Community on the Home Front 1939-45 new mum and symbolising new beginnings andVery little attention has been given to Black British, West African and Caribbean citizens who lived and worked on the 'front line' during the Second World War. Yet Black people were under fire in cities like Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, London and Manchester, and many volunteered as civilian defence workers, such as air raid wardens, fire fighters, stretcher bearers, first aid workers and mobile canteen personnel. Many helped unite people when their