Cornwallis Cloth: Championing untold stories of WW2 in the Caribbean
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Cornwallis Cloth: Championing untold stories of WW2 in the Caribbean

Visitor Center, Old Royal Naval College

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An exhibition viewing and panel discussion exploring untold British Caribbean WW2 stories through oral testimony and creative research.

Join Sweet Patootee Arts and the Old Royal Naval College Interpretation Team for a talk and exhibition viewing inspired by British Caribbean lives during the Second World War. The event explores themes of loyalty, freedom, and post-colonial identity, focusing on breaking archival silence through oral testimony. Historian Montaz Marché chairs the evening, which includes a film installation and a Q&A session, highlighting the power of storytelling to restore silenced histories.

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