Settlement

A timeline by decade 1964 – 2024

2004 – 2014

Accepting change1994 – 20042004 Reminiscence conference 2006 - Decade of Delivery, 2008 – African History at the Tower of London. 2011 - Community champions at House of Lords

Black Awareness

Black Awareness1960 – 1970The 1960s and 1970s opened my mind to think differently from my earlier colonial experience and even to identify with the name Black was a challenge. Living with the call for change, combating worldwide Imperial and Colonial systems through...

1964 – 1974 |

My sojourn1964 – 1974My Sojourn My Sojourn started with a five year plan, simple, come to England, make loads of money, return home and live out my dreams. Arrival at London airport renamed Heathrow.My first day After a long an interesting coach journey, criss...

1943 – 1964 | My Life in Barbados

Growing up in Barbados1943 – 1964A 1756 map of Barbados showing parishes, towns, plantations, forts, bays etc by Mayo Williams.A modern map of Barbados.How did I get the name Cumberbatch? Well, through the Transatlantic Slave Trade my ancestors were brought to the...

“Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”

An African proverb.