The World's second biggest street carnival with approx. 2.5 million attendees annually. Its origins include "A Caribbean Carnival" 1959, a response organised by Claudia Jones in response to widespread racial attacks, such as the Notting Hill Race Riots of the previous year. Claudia Jones is included in most Modern Black British History curriculums.

The site where The Cheddar Man was found. DNA most likely outcomes are that he was light-eyed, black-skinned, lactose-intolerant. The earliest complete human skeleton found in the UK. Dated approx. 10,000 years old. 46 descendants with matching DNA found in the Somerset area. I'm not sure if this fact is discussed, but his head appears to have been cannibalistically eaten in a ritual. Site includes Museum of Prehistory, beautiful scenery, caves with stalactites, vista tower, multimedia experience. 

Dedicated slavery museum in a city with deep Trans-Atlantic slavery connections. Tackles Trans-Atlantic slavery, racism, Black History from slavery onwards, gives space to reflect and looks at modern slavery. There are an estimated 40 million currently enslaved on any given day.

Incredible Egypt display, Benin Bronzes and more. Prince Edun Akenzua of the Royal Court of Benin has specifically called for Bristol to lead the way in returning these objects. Bristol is looking into returning the objects. The Benin Bronzes were taken from Benin during a violent invasion by the British in 1897. Most child-friendly of the big, empire-filled museums I've seen.

The World's largest collection of priceless Benin Bronzes. Objects from Ancient Nubia, Sudan (including Ancient Kush) and Egypt, etc.. The Ivory Coast, Senegal and the DRC has made formal requests for many of these objects to be returned, which France and Germany have committed to, whilst the UK has not. The British Museum is not engaging in these discussions. Crowded and quite tiring for little ones because of its sheer scale, don't aim to do more than one section.

Large, accessible Egyptian collection, easy for children to see objects. Ethiopian early Christian items. No suggestion they are returning objects. One Oxford professor used this shrine as his study.

Huge African collection including 327 Benin Bronzes. Museum is working on "cultural decolonisation", including working with originating communities and discussing item repatriation. A jam-packed Museum, stuffed floor to ceiling with items from around the Empire. Not as child-friendly as the Bristol or Ashmolean Museum.

Large, impressive Saxon castle right on the beach. New exhibition documents the French PoWs held at Portchester in 1796, of which 333 were White, 2,080 were Black and 99 were women and children. In 1794, French-controlled Guadaloupe's slaves became free. Two year's later, the British defeated the French. The conditions of surrender were that the Black captives were treated as PoWs, not slaves. After their release, the Black captives returned to fight for the French, experienced segregation, then attempted re-enslavement by Napoleon. Many PoWs fought against re-enslavement. After a long struggle, 400 of the Black soldiers were surrounded. They chose to blow themselves up with gunpowder rather than be re-enslaved. See website.

Has objects from Kemet (name for Egypt popular with Black historians), Nubia (inc. Kush) and Sudan. Has constantly changing exhibitions, objects and multimedia. Recently had an exhibition on the history of Afro combs. Hard to tell how it is doing ethically. Aimed at adults.

Human history, of which most is Black. Currently holds the skeleton and reconstructed likeness of The Cheddar Man, the light-eyed, black skinned skeleton found in the Cheddar Gorge and Caves (see above). Recent evidence suggests that his head might have been eaten in a ritual.