Claudia Jones - Black History Month✨

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Part One - Black History Month 2025
Part Three - Ade Adepitan
Part Four - Barbara Stewart
Part Five - Sir Steve McQueen

Claudia Jones was born in Trinidad on 21st February 1915. She moved to America with her family when she was 8 and fought lifelong health battles as a result of growing up in poverty. Claudia was a prominent activist in America as she fought for equality before she was deported to the United Kingdom as a result of McCarthyism in 1955.

A black and white photo of a real life person - Claudia Jones

In the UK, she became involved in the British African-Caribbean community and campaigned against racism in housing, education and employment. She addressed peace rallies and the Trade Union Congress and visited Japan, Russia and China, where she met with Mao Zedong.

Claudia also helped organise campaigns against the Commonwealth Immigrants Bill. She also founded the Conference of Afro-Asian-Caribbean Organisations (CAACO), campaigned for the release of Nelson Mandela and spoke out against racism in the workplace.

She founded Britain’s first major black newspaper which was called the West Indian Gazette and set up the Caribbean Carnival in 1959 as a show of resistance to the race riots of 1958 in London. This is precursor to the world famous Notting Hill Carnival!

Claudia died in London on Christmas Eve 1964, she was 49. Her funeral was on 9th January 1965 and was a large political ceremony with her burial plot to the left of the tomb of Karl Marx in Highgate Cemetery, North London.

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  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,062 Championing

    My daughter attended black life's matter protest she's very passionate so proud standing up for what she believes

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  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,062 Championing

    Hey albus Im learning i just have to remember how I done it lol

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,423 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    You'll get it @Catherine21 it'll just take a bit of practice. 😊

    Loving your daughters tshirt and it's great that she's using her voice for what she believes in.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,062 Championing

    OOh Yes very passionate she's amazing doing so well in life im so proud she collected fifi ashes yesterday I cant quite face holding or seeing them atm makes it all to real if that makes sense hope you compete all your tasks today

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,062 Championing

    What an amazing woman it just takes one person one incredibly brave person to save and help the life's of future generations

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 2,910 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    That's a brilliant photo @Catherine21, she sounds very passionate about standing up for what she believes in! You must be very proud😄

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,062 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1073824#Comment_1073824

    Oh I am honestly she's doing amazing in life brought own flat in covid on her own she's 31 this year people still ask for her ID and shes just been promoted shes beautiful inside and out kind young lady and first ever in family to go to university she helps me so much ❤️

  • Passerby
    Passerby Online Community Member Posts: 996 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1073752#Comment_1073752

    Beautiful and passionate girl.

    Yeah, she looks much younger than her actual age.

    Great picture of a girl to be proud of!

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,062 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1074077#Comment_1074077

    Thankyou yes such a statement yes she still gets asked for ID shes very passionate and puts 100 percent into everything she does shes the person I should have been if that makes sense

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