Notting Hill - sources and historical context
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the strengths and limitations of key sources for Notting Hill.
Key learning points
- What local records, including newspapers and diaries, can tell us about Notting Hill.
- What national records, including opinion polls and census reports, can tell about Notting Hill.
- Sources have different strengths and weaknesses.
Keywords
Source - a direct or first-hand piece of evidence from the past
Historical context - what is happening at the time of a historical event, possibly shaping it
Contemporary - from the same time as something
Common misconception
If a source has a limitation then it is not reliable or useful for a historical study.
All sources have limitations as well as strengths, which historians take account of, and does not mean that the source should not be used by a historian.
Teacher tip
A popular archive website has a helpful collection of online sources for the Notting Hill Carnival for further study.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word describes a Black Power organisation which fought for the rights of black people in the UK?
Q2.Which word describes to free someone of a criminal charge by finding them not guilty?
Q3.When did Frank Crichlow set up The Mangrove, an all-night restaurant, on All Saints Road in Notting Hill?
Q4.Which of the following black stars visited The Mangrove?
Q5.Why was The Mangrove an important space for the black community of Notting Hill?
Q6.What were the consequences of the Mangrove Nine's trial?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which keywird describes what is happening at the time of a historical event, possibly shaping it?
Q2.Complete the sentence: have different strengths and weaknesses.
Q3.Which of these questions might a historian find the answers to using the diary of a customer from The Mangrove?
Q4.Which of the following are useful sources for a historian studying Notting Hill in the 1960s?
Q5.Match the statements about the West Indian Gazette to whether they are strengths or limitations of the source.
highlights the racism within the Met; shows the migrant experience
only covers 1958-1964; strongly influenced by communist ideology
Q6.Which of the following are local records that historians could use when studying Notting Hill in the 1960s?
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