Plaque

Claudia Jones - Carnival Village

Inscription

Carnival Village honours Claudia Jones, 1915 - 1964, publisher, political activist and mother of the Notting Hill Carnival. Organised the first Caribbean Carnival in Britain, 1958.
{Around the edge of the plaque:}
Nubian Jak Community Trust
UK Centre for Carnival Arts (Luton)
London Notting Hill Carnival Ltd

Site: Claudia Jones - Carnival Village (1 memorial)

W10, Powis Square, Carnival Village

The plaque is inside this building,in the foyer.

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Claudia Jones - Carnival Village

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Notting Hill Carnival

It seems that the roots of the Notting Hill Carnival are in dispute since bot...

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Claudia Jones

Born Trinidad. Moved to New York where she became a Communist. Caught up in t...

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Claudia Jones - Carnival Village

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UK Centre for Carnival Arts

An organisation based in Luton and dedicated to carnival arts.

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