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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Aina J Khan Community affairs correspondent

Getty opens access to 30,000 images of black diaspora in UK and US

Two boys posing as though one is taking a formal portrait photo of the other.
Albert Jonas and John Xiniwe of the African Choir, photographed in 1891. Photograph: London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images

A collection of almost 30,000 rarely seen images of the black diaspora in the UK and the US, dating from the 19th century to the present, has been launched as part of an educational initiative to raise awareness of the history of black people in the UK.

The Black History & Culture Collection includes more than 20 categories of images including politics, hair, education, female empowerment and LGBTQ+.

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