Black and Asian History

This half term we will be looking at different aspects of Black and Asian

history in a British context, starting with the early Black and Asian presence in

Britain…

Miss Mirza 2008

List these regions in terms of the biggest Black and Asian percentage of their population, according to the

2001 census

North West (e.g. Manchester, Oldham)

West Midlands (e.g. Birmingham, Coventry)

Yorkshire and Humber (e.g. Bradford, Leeds)

South East (e.g. Reading, Slough)

LondonANSWERS!

1.London= 29%

2.West Midlands= 13%

3.South East= 8%

4.North West= 8%

5.Yorkshire and Humber= 7%

Objectives and outcomes

• Examine evidence to investigate early Black and Asian presence in Britain

• Create annotated maps explaining the early Black and Asian presence in the cities of London and Bristol or Liverpool

Date:Early Black and Asian presence in Britain

3 types of evidence that I think might be useful in this type of investigation:• V• B• B

3 things I think I might find out:• V• V• v

London, Bristol and Liverpool

South west

North west

London

Bristol

Liverpool

Instructions

• Everyone will have their own copies of maps but you will be working in pairs in today’s lesson

• Examine the sources of evidence in your pack. They relate to different areas in either London, Bristol or Liverpool

• For each example of Black or Asian presence you find, annotate an explanation around that area on your map

• Include key details such as what it is (e.g. statue of…), when it dates from, and what it tells us about the Black or Asian presence (e.g. that there were Black and Asian traders in Britain as early as…)

Using your knowledge…

3 types of evidence that I think might be useful in this type of investigation:• V• B• B

3 things I think I might find out:• V• V• v