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BHM Events : Hull 2007

Sat 13 Oct
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Celebrate BHM with a day of storytelling, music and hands-on activities exploring African and Caribbean history and culture. Venue: Wilberforce House Museum, Hull. 10am-5pm. Adm: Free – just drop in. Info: 01482 300 300 / www.hullcc.gov.uk.

Fri 26 Oct
HANDS ON – UNDERSTANDING SLAVERY
Handle previously unseen Wilberforce House collections relating to the enslavement of African people. Note some visitors may find this session upsetting. Venue: Wilberforce House Museum, Hull. 11am-12pm. Adm: Free – just drop in. Info: 01482 300 300.

Sat 27 Oct
TALKIN’ DRUM
Learn some of the rhythms of Africa in this fun drumming session. Sessions every half hour. Venue: Wilberforce House Museum, Hull. 11am-2.30pm. Adm: Free – just drop in Info: 01482 300 300.

Wed 31 Oct
LEMMA OF A GHOST
Cultures collide in 21st century Africa when Newlyweds Eulaline, an African-American and Ato, a Ghanaian, travel to Africa and are haunted by the ghosts of the slave trade. Venue: University of Hull, Hull. 7.30pm. Adm: £6. Info: 01482 466 141.