Description
- Abstract:
- Oral history with Patrick Graham (Liverpool 8; Jamaican-Windrush family). Themes: migration and community support (Pardner); career as immigration adviser/artist/educator; first encounter with slavery history via Roots; analysis of slavery’s legacies (enslaver compensation, structural racism, wealth and housing inequality); Liverpool’s built environment and institutions shaped by the trade; feelings of anger/pride in such spaces. Additional topics: food traditions and Indo-Caribbean ancestry; resistance (1981, education and cultural work); definition of freedom (equity); and acknowledgement of local Black history advocates and Maroon heroes. The views and opinions expressed by the speaker(s) do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Global Curatorial Project, Brown University, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or the project's institutional partners. For questions or concerns please contact library staff at [email protected] or +1-401-863-2146.
- Notes:
- Immediate form of acquisition: A2025-025
- Biographical/historical note: Born in Liverpool to Jamaican parents, Patrick Graham is a poet, self-published writer, actor, and workshop facilitator working under the performance name Black Out Productions. His workshops, delivered in schools, youth centres, and community organisations, range from poetry, creative writing, and drama skills to explorations of local and world history, with a special focus on African civilisations and Black contributions to world history. Patrick’s performances have taken him to the Liverpool Everyman Theatre, The Unity Theatre, and community stages, where he has appeared in educational and historical plays. A passionate researcher, he is a member of the Liverpool Black History Research Group and dedicates much of his free time to studying both local and global history. A graduate of Liverpool Hope University in Creative & Performing Arts, Patrick’s career has spanned creative arts, journalism, and community advocacy. He is a former Community Reporter for Liverpool 8, where he focused on stories rooted in the area, and has previously worked for the Liverpool Echo. He has also held roles in immigration advice, advocacy, and youth and community support work in Liverpool and Manchester. Patrick is the author of The Three Little Jamaicans: An English Adventure, a children’s book he regularly reads from at community events. Currently, he works as a Personal Advisor with Liverpool City Council’s Leaving Care Service, guiding young people in gaining independence, securing housing, and accessing education, employment, and training. Through his art, activism, and teaching, Patrick continues to inspire others with his commitment to creativity, heritage, and community.
- Patrick Graham Oral History Interview, Global Curatorial Project: Unfinished Conversations oral histories and records, Ms.2022.010, Brown University Library
- Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)
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Citation
Brown University. Ruth J Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, International Slavery Museum, and National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.),
"Patrick Graham Oral History Interview"
(2025).
GCP Liverpool.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:bjy37ywk/
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Patrick Graham Oral History Interview
- Type: Stream
- Order: 1
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Patrick Graham Transcript
- Type: Transcript
- Order: 1a
