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The Battle of Bamber Bridge Free Film Screening
This free film screening is part of the 81st Battle of Bamber Bridge Anniversary Celebration. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Clinton Smith chair of Preston Black History Group and film Director Ceri Dingle.
This short film forms Chapter 4 of the charity WORLDwrite's documentary The UK Solidarity Story which was made with support from the National Heritage Lottery Fund and the National Archives. In 1943, the 1511 Quartermaster Truck Regiment, a logistics unit for the US Air Force, were based in Bamber Bridge in Lancashire. The British government went along with the racial segregation of the US army stationed in the UK. But residents of Bamber Bridge took sides with black American soldiers against their white military police. With interviews filmed in the Ye Olde Hobbe Inn where opposition to segregation came to a head, this is a lesser-known inspiring story of solidarity in the face of official racism.
This short film forms Chapter 4 of the charity WORLDwrite's documentary The UK Solidarity Story which was made with support from the National Heritage Lottery Fund and the National Archives. In 1943, the 1511 Quartermaster Truck Regiment, a logistics unit for the US Air Force, were based in Bamber Bridge in Lancashire. The British government went along with the racial segregation of the US army stationed in the UK. But residents of Bamber Bridge took sides with black American soldiers against their white military police. With interviews filmed in the Ye Olde Hobbe Inn where opposition to segregation came to a head, this is a lesser-known inspiring story of solidarity in the face of official racism.
7.30pm Free entry
Ye Olde Hob Inn 9 Church Road Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6EP
Fri 21 June
Website:
www.worldwrite.org.uk