Betty Campbell was a Welsh community activist, who was Wales' first black head teacher. Born into a poor household in Butetown, she won a scholarship to the Lady Margaret High School for Girls in Card
Statue of Betty Campbell, Cardiff
Mount Stuart Primary School, Butetown, Cardiff
School Buildings, Mount Stuart Primary School, Butetown, Cardiff
Statue of Betty Campbell by Eve Shepherd, Cardiff
Tiger Bay was the local name for an area of Cardiff which covered Butetown and Cardiff Docks. Following the building of the Cardiff Barrage, which dams the tidal rivers, Ely and Taff, to create a body
Betty Campbell
…was actively involved in the community. Betty Campbell was born Rachel Elizabeth Johnson in Butetown, Cardiff, in 1934. The area was formerly known as Tiger Bay, which had built up around Cardiff docklands and was one of the UK's first multi-cultural communities. Her mother, Honora, known as Nora, was Welsh…
Immigrant Statues, Cardiff Bay. A bronze of an immigrant couple symbolising the arrival of many to Tiger Bay seeking a better life in Britain.
The Bute Docks, With Shipping
Coal ships tied up at Cardiff Docks