Meaningful Connections: how strong communities make stronger movements

Natalie Ward

Attendees at the 5th Pan African Congress, Manchester, 1945. Archive Refrence GB3228.34

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How Friendship and Business Help Build the Pan African Congress

Mr Alfred Gaisie’s 1995 Interview with Robin Grinter was my introduction into the Pan-African Congress archive collection. The archive is held within the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre. I was immediately struck by how much importance he placed on his friendship with Dr T. Ras Makonnen.