FVF 2024: Black Arsenal
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Arsenal’s connection to Black identity is special. Its multicultural fandom reflects the changing city that surrounds the club and the unique relationship it has developed with Black British culture.
From decades of fielding iconic Black players on the pitch, through the storied and diverse histories of its terraces, the North London club has emerged as a powerful symbol of what an organic multiculture can mean for society today.
Black Arsenal: Club, Culture, Identity explores these themes, with contributions from club legends Ian Wright and Paul Davis, as well as reflections from Ezra Collective, Amy Lawrence and Clive Palmer.
The book’s editors, Clive Chijioke Nwonka and Matthew Harle, will be joined by fashion designer Foday Dumbuya – the man behind Arsenal’s remarkable 2024/25 away kit – for a conversation around the Gunners’ Black identity, chaired by Dr Paul Ian Campbell. the Chair of the museum’s Black in the Game co-curatorial group.