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Help preserve African Caribbean history in the United Kingdom by transcribing and classifying images from the Daily Herald Archives.
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Archives are incredibly important reservoirs of knowledge, containing valuable insights into the past from perspectives that may exist on the margins of the general public's understanding of history. Unfortunately, archives are often inaccessible to the wider population, not only cutting off communities from accessing documents and photographs relating to their heritage and shared histories, but also depriving archives from otherwise underappreciated and ignored perspectives that have the potential of greatly enhancing our understanding of archival materials.
By digitizing select photographs and documents from the Daily Herald Archives and uploading them onto Zooniverse, we hope that volunteers from around the world will help us improve the accessibility of these important pieces of African and Caribbean history, as well as expand our understanding of these topics through sharing your own experiences and stories.
How Did We Get Here?About How Did We Get Here?
Welcome to How Did We Get Here?, a project that aims to digitize and preserve African-Caribbean history in the United Kingdom during the pre and post Windrush era. We invite you to explore photographs and documents that illustrate these journeys and help us transcribe and classify them. Our community-based project relies on volunteer work, and we ask you to join us in gathering more information and understanding about the impact on the African-Caribbean community during the post-war period.