Black History Month: Sheffield archive pictures show city's diverse population over decades

The oldest image is a newspaper cutting from 1914, portraying a Chinese family in the days when their very presence in the city seems to have been thought newsworthy, and the newest dates from last year, showing a masked demonstrator at one of the Black Lives Matter protests that took place during the pandemic.

You can order copies of photographs from the archives by going to the website www.picturesheffield.com and searching by using the reference number in the caption.

We always love to see your stories and photos of your own Sheffield past – why not share them on our Facebook group, Retro and Memories – Sheffield Star, and get a conversation going? We will also feature some in our Retro coverage.

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