Harrow’s Black History Season concluded last night with a presentation about the Haitian Revolution.

Dr Hakim Adi, of the University of Chichester, gave a talk entitled The Impact of the Haitian Revolution on the Passing of the Abolition of Slave Trade Act of 1807.

The free event, which took place at Harrow's Civic Centre, in Station Road, and which was attended by more than 100 people, looked at the Haitian Revolution of 1791 to 1804, and the impact it had on the ending of the slave trade.

This was the last in a series of events held to mark Black History Season, a programme run each autumn by the Harrow Black History Month Steering Group.

Other events this year included a screening of The First Grader, a film highlighting the quest of an octogenarian former Kenyan Land and Freedom Army fighter.

Deven Pillay, Chair of the Harrow BHM Forum added: “The aim of Black History Month is to highlight the historical importance of African history in the UK, and provide an opportunity to celebrate and inform everyone about the critical events and people that have played such an important part in world history.”