Trafford Council has launched its new Our Stories, Our Legacy exhibition for Black History Month, running throughout October at the Local Studies & Archive Centre in Sale.
Exhibition details and theme
The exhibition aims to amplify Caribbean voices and strengthen a sense of belonging in the area. This year's Black History Month theme is 'Honouring Our Communities', and the event has been developed with members of the Trafford African & Caribbean Over 50s Club.
Visitors will find a collection of personal accounts and collective histories collated by local historian Linford Sweeney and the team at the centre. The exhibition also features imagery by photographer Sonya Smith and local filmmaker Tony Reeves' documentary on The Life and Work of Whit Stennett.
Official comments
Coun Eve Parker, Trafford Council's Executive Member for Leisure, Arts, Culture and Heritage, said: "It's always great to see the lives of people in our communities documented. This is a vibrant exhibition and I urge everyone to have a look round and see the amazing contributions to Trafford made by our African and Caribbean residents."
Coun Tom Ross, Trafford Council leader, said: "What's clear, looking at the exhibition is just what a contribution Trafford's African and Caribbean communities have made – and continue to make. This year's theme of Black History Month is Honouring Our Communities. And we are privileged to have been honoured for so many years now from the Windrush generation through to today's generation."
He added: "We have fantastic contributors in our faith communities, our sporting communities, our social communities, our urban communities - I'm delighted that Trafford is such a diverse place to live, enriched by the fantastic contributions made by our African and Caribbean communities."
Dates and additional displays
The exhibition opened on Monday (October 5) and will run until October 31. Alongside the exhibition, Black History Month displays will also take pride of place in Trafford's libraries from this week.
