Historycal Roots

Raising awareness of black & mixed heritage people, particularly in football, music & warfare who are not given credit for shaping the way society looks today.

[Football's Black Pioneers Book @pioneers_book]

https://t.co/QLH46mfqBM Great tribute to Laurie Cunningham on the 70th anniversary of his birth. @SRTRC_England @WBA @realmadriden @leytonorientfc @leytonorientear @kickitout

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

The British West Indies Regiment: Black Soldiers at Seaford and Beyond - A great new book telling the story of brave West Indians who came to England in WW1 https://t.co/HEM2lCg7Eo @JamaicaObserver #WW1 #Jamaica

[TAOBQ (The African Or Black Question) @TAOBQ]

For years we've repeatedly stated that #Windrush passengers weren’t invited - often meeting with skepticism or unnecessary arguments.
So we applaud @Windrush1948's Arthur Torrington & @HistorycalR's Bill Hern for "bravely" publishing Dispelling The Myths in Oct 2025 @TheVoiceNews

[Mona Baptiste @CottonHillRoad]

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death in Dublin on 10th July of Liam Morrison the devoted husband of Mona Baptiste. Over 32 years after Mona's death Liam still displayed Mona's name on his front door. A lovely man who will be greatly missed. #Windrush #Trinidad

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

https://t.co/LrnJmR9buw Boxing manager Buddy Martin was on the Empire Windrush with 4 promising young boxers he spotted in Jamaica. This is what happened to them @100Windrush @WindrushLives @SkySportsBoxing #windrush #Jamaica

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

https://t.co/MOE2GilY7s Joe Armstrong was passenger number 509 on the Windrush. A musician, he settled in Liverpool and married Milly Milne. Milly was a heroine in her own right. @100Windrush @WindrushLives #Windrush

[TAOBQ (The African Or Black Question) @TAOBQ]

In Memory of Marika Sherwood (1937 – 2025)
By Audrey Dewjee
26th February 2025

A fine tribute to Marika Sherwood and BASA published by @HistorycalR:

https://t.co/ay5XO8pnm5

[Football's Black Pioneers Book @pioneers_book]

Join Viv Anderson, @pioneers_book and many others at Crossley Heath School, Halifax at 1pm on 19th March for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Andrew Watson the first Black football international. https://t.co/DdVPzDJKWs @ScotlandNT #Halifax

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

https://t.co/GrXjqpG7DB we pay tribute to the late Marika Sherwood and recall her role in 'the best Black history conference ever.' #BlackHistory @bhmuk @BlackHistoryBK

[Kandace Chimbiri writing as K.N Chimbiri @knchimbiri]

Born in Liverpool on 18th February 1918, Lilian Bader was a woman of resilience and determination.
Becoming one of the first women, of any background, to work as an Instrument Repairer, ensuring that aircraft instruments were fault-free.
https://t.co/w2Wt9Ekhaj @AfricansInYorks

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

https://t.co/TOGnvCsL2h Jamaican-born RAF veteran Jack Crawford died aged 101 on New Year's Day 2025. We pay tribute to him. @RoyalAirForce #Jamaica #BlackHistory @wawiproject

[Mona Baptiste @CottonHillRoad]

Frank Forbes was passenger number 649 on the Empire Windrush. He died in an accident in 1958 leaving a wife and 4 children. Over 66 years later someone still leaves flowers on his grave at Killingbeck Cemetery, Leeds. #Windrush #Leeds #BlackHistory #Jamaica

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

A Remembrance Day tribute to men from various parts of the British Empire buried in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery, Stonefall, Harrogate https://t.co/9NQcPuL8Gi #LestWeForget #Harrogate

[Kandace Chimbiri writing as K.N Chimbiri @knchimbiri]

You're invited to join me to celebrate the launch of my latest book, The Story of Britain's Black Nurses on 27 November at Royal College of Nursing.

Save the date!

https://t.co/fF4yNbnWhe

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

https://t.co/u5b7hI2wBn It is with great sadness that we report the death of Nadia Cattouse just a few days short of her 100th birthday. Born in British Honduras she led a remarkable life as a singer, actor and activist as well as serving in the ATS. RIP #BHM #Cattouse #Belize

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

If you are in Lincoln on Tuesday it would be great to meet you. I will be telling the story of the Empire Windrush and its passengers as well as dispelling some of the myths surrounding the ship. #Windrush #BHM #BlackHistory

[Football's Black Pioneers Book @pioneers_book]

Two years ago today Jack Leslie's statue was unveiled at Home Park, Plymouth. Jack was picked for England in 1925 but dropped because he was black. The FA awarded him a posthumous honorary cap in 2022. @Argyle @JackLeslieCamp @SRTRC_England @kickitout #BHM2024 @KickOffAt3 @PFA

[Historycal Roots @HistorycalR]

Snippets of Welsh Black History – 1800 to 1899; in response to the theme of BHM 2024, Reclaiming Narratives, and shining a spotlight on the untold stories and the individuals who have contributed to British Black History https://t.co/SFQsgoVPZi #bhm2024 @BlackHistoryBK #Wales

[Patrick Vernon @ppvernon]

One of the last Empire Windrush passengers has gone to the ancestors. Alford was always full of hope and aspiration. RIP