Heritage Open Day: Unwritten. Unseen. Unforgotten. Black Leicester and the Living Archive
16 September, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
| FreeLearn about Leicester’s Black history through the Living Archive and an exclusive view of some portraits from 100 Black Women Who Have Made A Mark.  The Living Archive is a dedicated archive for the preservation and celebration of Black history locally and nationally. This Heritage Open Day, we look to the Black women who have shaped Leicester and the continuing work for the Living Archive. Visitors are welcome to bring items they may wish to donate to the Living Archive, whether as a physical or digital donation and contribute to the recording of Black arts, heritage and culture.
Image credit: William Carver Bott and Florence Countee. They were married April 5 1904 at Primitive Methodist Church, Shilton Rd. Barwell. Courtesy of Allan Countee. Living Archive, Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage.
