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Exploring Black British Literature

Years 10–13 Explore the rich history of Black writing and literature in Britain.Monday–Friday, London Available during term-time. Press Book Now and complete the form to let us know your preferred date

About Exploring Black British Literature

A school age student wearing a shirt and a beige cardigan stands in front of an exhibition display case and gazes into it

Planned maintenance: our schools booking form will be unavailable 07.00–09.00 on Wednesday 9 July. Please try again after this time. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Explore the rich history of Black writing and literature in Britain. Students will reflect on the plurality of themes in a variety of Black British texts using digitised manuscripts and recordings from our collection.

  • maximum group size: 30
  • cost: free
  • start times: 10.30 and 13.00
  • location: British Library, London.

Booking is essential via the 'Book Now' button. Please email schools@bl.uk if you have questions or need help with the form.

More information about our Learning programme is available on our Learning events, workshops and resources page.

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