George Padmore Institute

George Padmore Institute
Formation 1991 (1991)
Founder John La Rose
Location
Website www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org

The George Padmore Institute (GPI), founded in 1991 in Stroud Green Road, North London, by John La Rose and a group of political and cultural activists connected to New Beacon Books,[1] is an archive, library, educational resource and research centre that houses "materials relating to the black community of Caribbean, African and Asian descent in Britain and continental Europe". The Institute also hosts talks and readings, as well as other educational and cultural activities.[2][3][4]

The archives in the care of the GPI include the following:[1]

The ground floor of the GPI building is occupied by the New Beacon Bookshop.

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Coordinates: 51°34′05″N 0°06′35″W / 51.5680°N 0.1096°W / 51.5680; -0.1096

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