We’re celebrating Black History Month this October. Join us as we look back at the accomplishments of people of colour, and honour their contributions to the history of Swansea.
Explore West Glamorgan’s rich and diverse history and communities at West Glamorgan Archives
Gebuza Nungu: A Zulu warrior in Pennard
Gebuza Nungu (22/07/1870-1949) was a resident of Pennard, Swansea in the 1930s until his death in 1949. He built a bungalow called The Kraal on East Cliff where he lived with his wife Mary Nungu.
Swansea’s Black community from the mid-18th century
The West Glamorgan area has been home to a diversity of communities over time. Some are well attested in the historical record, but others we only know about from fleeting references.
Lest we forget the bravery of black servicemen
For Black History Month, Swansea Museum is looking back to WW2. A number of Americans were stationed in Swansea and the surrounding area. We will be considering three Black Americans who were in Swansea for just a short period but who would become historically significant.
Hugh Nathaniel Mulzac (1886 – 1971)
Reverend Edward Gonzalez Carroll (1910 – 2000)
Ralph Waldo Ellison (1913 – 1994)
Read all about it!
Authors of colour are writing more and more books as you’ll find by checking out the Black History Month book displays in Swansea Libraries this month, where you’ll also find an increasing range of books, both fiction and non-fiction, written about black people.
To get us reading more about people of colour, Swansea Libraries will also be compiling a list of recommended reads, featuring books in both English and Welsh languages.
