Born Trinidad. Moved to New York where she became a Communist. Caught up in the McCarthy trials she was imprisoned and then extradited to Britain in December 1955. Became a community organiser after the Notting Hill race riots in 1958. Started an indoor annual event which grew to become the Notting Hill Carnival. Contributed to the lives of West Indians in London. Died at home, Lisburne Road, Gospel Oak. Buried Highgate Cemetery, beside Karl Marx in what was for a long time an unmarked grave but then "a group of youngsters from the Afro Caribbean Organisation in King’s Cross ... raised money to buy a headstone in 1984." From the Camden New Journal.
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Claudia Jones
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Claudia Jones - Carnival Village
Carnival Village honours Claudia Jones, 1915 - 1964, publisher, political act...
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Rose and Crown, Wimbledon
From Wimbledon Heritage Map: "part 17C, late 18C early 19C public house, note multi pane sash windows; recently sympathetically extended".
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Norland Square Garden Committee
The managing committee of Norland Square Garden in London, W11.
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The International Churchill Society
A society set up to provide a forum to bring together all those with an interest in commemorating the life and advancing the legacy of British statesman Sir Winston Churchill.
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Epping Society
Its aims are to preserve the environment and promotion of the amenities of Epping town and the immediate surrounding district.
1 memorial