Record revealed
Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
Series
Department of Employment: Manpower General Division: Race Relations, Registered Files...
Catalogue reference: LAB 115
What's it about?
LAB 115
This file series contains registered files relating to race relations. It was introduced following the Race Relations Act 1968. As well as general files on the subject, the series also contains material dealing specifically with the immigration...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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LAB 115
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Employment: Manpower General Division: Race Relations, Registered Files (RR Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1972-2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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This file series contains registered files relating to race relations. It was introduced following the Race Relations Act 1968. As well as general files on the subject, the series also contains material dealing specifically with the immigration of Ugandan Asian refugees.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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RR file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Education and Employment, 1995-2001
- Department of Employment, 1970-1988
- Department of Employment, General Division, Branch A, 1980-1986
- Department of Employment, General Division, Branch E, 1974-1980
- Department of Employment, Industrial Relations Division II, 1986-1988
- Employment Department, 1988-1995
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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249 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2001 Department for Education and Employment
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Refugees
- Labour
- Migration
- Race relations
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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Series ran 1972-c1988
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Manpower General Division was set up in 1974. Initially the division was divided into five branches of which Branch E was responsible for race relations. Later, the division was re-organised and this function was transferred to Branch A. In 1986 there was further re-organisation which resulted in the establishment of Industrial Relations Divisions. Race relations was part of the responsibility of Industrial Relations Division II.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15457/
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