00:00The Wondrous Place Gallery in the Museum of Liverpool celebrates the creativity of our
00:05city from musicians and sports people to actors and activists. This Black History Month, stories
00:11of inspirational black people with links to the city are being told on a new tour.
00:16Behind me is a display about the inspirational black Scousers in the music scene, the music
00:23business. There's lots mentioned here. We've got people such as Derry Wilkie at the top
00:29of the board. And Derry was part of Derry and the Seniors, a band in the 1960s. And
00:35they were actually the first Mersey beat band to make an album. And they did that before
00:39the Beatles. They were trailblazers. Talking of the Beatles, also on this board is a chap
00:45called Harold Phillips. And he is known to many people in the city as Lord Woodbine.
00:52It's said that he inspired them. Imagine being able to say that you inspired the Beatles.
00:57He introduced them to black music, to soul, to blues, and that influenced their musical
01:03thinking. A spotlight is also shone on incredible local athletes like John Conte, Natasha Jonas,
01:09Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Trent Alexander-Arnold. The tour also explores lesser known everyday
01:15heroes. Also in the Wondrous Place Gallery, we have a great display about a gentleman
01:21called James Clark. James Clark has his own locker. And in here it tells the story of
01:27James, a fantastic swimmer, a swimmer who rescued people. He lived in the Scotland Road
01:33area of Liverpool. He would rescue children playing in the canals. He taught them how
01:38to swim. He became famous around the area as someone who saved lives. He received medals
01:45for his life saving. And he's also the first black person in Liverpool to have a street
01:52named after him. Sessions take place at 11am and 1.30pm on various dates throughout October.
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