During the early to mid-20th century, five million African-Americans made the passage from the former slave-holding south to the industrialised cities of the north and west United States. Cruel Jim Crow laws and tough financial situations forced families to move hundreds of miles to states such as New York, Illinois and Michigan, where demand for Continue Reading
History FC – Squad Assembled, Ready for Action
After weeks of advertising and holding trials, History FC has now assembled a very strong squad, preparing for the first league fixture on Wednesday 7th October. History FC is one of the University of Manchester’s oldest 11-a-side football teams, having competed in the ISSL campus league for many decades. After suffering two successive relegations, the Continue Reading
The History of British Politics and Shifts in Attitudes throughout the Century
At the moment everyone speaks of May 7th 2015 as an important day in British Politics, but what about January 20th 1265? A little bit lesser known but vastly more important. More important than the signing of the Magna Carta and the end of the English Civil War but not quite as important as the Continue Reading