Welcome to the website of Northamptonshire Black History Association. During your visit you will be able to discover 800 years of Black history in Northamptonshire. This is the result of the hard work undertaken by the team involved in the Northamptonshire Black History Project.

Search our database to discover Northamptonshire’s earliest Black history records and find out more about the recent experience of Black people living in the county.

“Black” is defined in this context as “any individual or group who defines their identity by reference to visibility vis-a-vis the effects of racism. It includes people and groups from visible minority communities, especially those with African and/ or Asian origins.”