THROUGHOUT 2026

The Roads We Walked: The Fifth Pan-African Congress

A heritage project marking the Fifth Pan-African Congress held in Manchester in 1945, a landmark moment in Black political history, running throughout 2026.

When
THROUGHOUT 2026Running throughout 2026
Where
Imperial War Museum NorthTrafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, M17 1TZ
Price
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Ages
Everyone, all ages
Borough
Trafford

Good to know

Dated events within the programme are still to be confirmed.

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Getting there

Imperial War Museum North, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, M17 1TZ

Street map of the area around Imperial War Museum North, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, M17 1TZ, marked with a pin. Also marked: the tram stop Imperial War Museum, about 100m away in a straight line, and the railway station Manchester United Football Club, about 800m away in a straight line. The ring around the venue is 800m in a straight line.
Gold pin, the venue. Cream pins, the nearest tram stop and railway station. The ring is 800m from the venue in a straight line, not a walking time.Map data OpenStreetMap contributors and OpenMapTiles, rendered by Geoapify.
Nearest tram
Imperial War Museumabout 100m in a straight line
Nearest rail
Manchester United Football ClubMUFabout 800m in a straight line

Straight line distances to the nearest stop within 2km, not walking times. Check your own route before you travel.

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About this event

The congress of 1945 was a pivotal moment in Pan-Africanism and Black political organising, and Manchester was where it happened.

About the venue

The Fifth Pan-African Congress met in Chorlton on Medlock in October 1945, attended by Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta and W. E. B. Du Bois. The 2026 programme is hosted at Imperial War Museum North in Trafford.

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