Community Capsule

Title: Community capsule – world war II
Aims:
-To document the experiences of African Caribbean men and women during WWII
-To record how they were treated during the war/post war era
– To document what society was like for them at that time;
-To Document what society was like for their families and the cumulative effects/impact upon them.
Description
Community Capsule, a partnership project between Nottingham Black Archive and Nottingham Photographers Hub, documented the experiences of Nottingham’s World War II Black Servicemen and their families. The project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. It covered the war period 1939-1945 and up to 10 years after (to 1955). It includes servicemen’s testimonies of fighting during the War and rebuilding their lives afterwards.
In the Collection
Photographs,
Books,
11 oral history testimonies from ex-servicemen, childhood memories of the war.
6 minute trailer
Loans box containing
Static 3 panel exhibition
Film duration: 7 minutes
Education sessions
Website
Books,
11 oral history testimonies from ex-servicemen, childhood memories of the war.
6 minute trailer
The project was delivered in collaboration with the Nottingham Photographers’ Hub and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund
You can watch a trailer of the project here
No Tears For Me My Mother from ioney smallhorne on Vimeo.
Download the project evaluation report Community Capsule evaluation (pdf report)