Notting Hill, c1948–c19702 Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries
Study Source B.
From a speech made by Darcus Howe, 9 August 1970. Howe was a Black civil rights campaigner and a member of the British Black Panthers. Howe was outside the Mangrove Restaurant in Notting Hill, speaking to demonstrators.
How could you follow up Source B to find out more about Black activism in the Notting Hill area?
In your answer, you must give the question you would ask and the type of source you could use.
Answer frameComplete the table below.
Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.
A photograph taken by police officer Colin Lynch, 9 August 1970. The photograph was taken during the march demonstrating against the police harassment of Frank Crichlow and the Mangrove Restaurant. PC Lynch had been asked by his commanding officer to attend the march and take photographs as a record of events.
From a speech made by Darcus Howe, 9 August 1970. Howe was a Black civil rights campaigner and a member of the British Black Panthers. Howe was outside the Mangrove Restaurant in Notting Hill, speaking to demonstrators.
How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into Black activism in the Notting Hill area?
Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.
Study Sources A and B in the Sources Booklet.
Back then, you had a lot of shebeens. Because of the ‘colour bar’, there was nothing really for black people, so you had to create your own social environment. The Jamaican people brought particularly reggae, ska and bluebeat music to London. A man called Fullerton had a basement in Talbot Road and we used to have dances with Blues music and stuff. Everybody used to get down there. You had people like Duke Vin who used to play the music on a big speaker sound system. Discos actually came from Caribbean culture.
It was a flat on the first floor. When it was full, we had about twenty to thirty people. There was a front room where you could listen to the latest sounds. There would be some nice jazz music playing and there was a bar where we sold every type of drink you wanted. In the bedroom was the casino where people played card games, like poker, for money. Then there was the kitchen, where I employed a man called Bully. He cooked Caribbean soul food, which was rice and peas. The shebeen had no fixed hours and just stayed open each day until the last people left. On a good week, my shebeen could earn up to £400.
How useful are Sources A and B for an enquiry into Caribbean cultures in Notting Hill in the 1960s?
Explain your answer, using Sources A and B and your knowledge of the historical context.
Study Source A.
Back then, you had a lot of shebeens. Because of the ‘colour bar’, there was nothing really for black people, so you had to create your own social environment. The Jamaican people brought particularly reggae, ska and bluebeat music to London. A man called Fullerton had a basement in Talbot Road and we used to have dances with Blues music and stuff. Everybody used to get down there. You had people like Duke Vin who used to play the music on a big speaker sound system. Discos actually came from Caribbean culture.
How could you follow up Source A to find out more about Caribbean cultures in Notting Hill in the 1960s?
In your answer, you must give the question you would ask and the type of source you could use.
Answer frameComplete the table below.
Describe two features of the Notting Hill Housing Trust.
Describe two features of Notting Hill that encouraged Caribbean migrants to settle in the area after the Second World War.