No events in Lancaster will be marking Black History Month this October.
Lancaster was the fourth busiest port in the UK for the transatlantic slave trade.
For over 30 years Black History Month has been celebrated across the UK every October to highlight and celebrate the achievements and culture of the black community.
As part of Litfest, Bernairdine Evaristo will read from her book Blonde Roots, a satirical reversal of the slave trade in which Africans are the masters are the slaves, Friday 10 October.
