Chorlton-on-Medlock in Manchester in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Fifth Pan African Conference

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 14, 2026

1. Fifth Pan African Conference Marker

Inscription.
Fifth Pan African Conference
Was held here
15th–21st October
1945

Decisions taken at this conference led to liberation of African countries

Participants in this historic event included Ras Makonnen, Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta, Amy Garvey, W.E. Du Bois, George Padmore

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1945.

Location. 53° 28.194′ N, 2° 14.268′ W. Marker is in Manchester, England, in Greater Manchester. It is in Chorlton-on-Medlock. It can be reached from the intersection of Oxford Road and Cavendish Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 153 Oxford Road, Manchester, England M1 7DY, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North West England.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chorlton-upon-Medlock Town Hall (a few steps from this marker); Adolphe Valette (within shouting distance of this marker); Sylvia Pankhurst (within shouting distance of this marker); All Saints Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Window on Computer Science (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Little Ireland (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Alan Mathison Turing (approx. half a kilometer away); Coupland Building 1 (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manchester.

Also see . . . The Fifth Pan-African Congress, 1945: A Landmark Moment in British Radical History.

In October 1945, delegates from across the world gathered in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall, half a mile south of St Peter’s Field, to take part in the Fifth Pan-African Congress. Three future African presidents attended the Congress: Hastings Banda of Malawi, Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya, and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana. Nkrumah — one of the icons of mid-century anti-colonialism — later remembered the Congress as a turning point in the struggle for African independence:
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 14, 2026

2. Fifth Pan African Conference Marker
The plaque is affixed to the Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall building.
‘we went from Manchester knowing definitely where we were going.’

(Submitted on November 1, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Additional keywords. red plaque

Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 14, 2026

3. Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall

The site of the Fifth Pan African Conference.

Fifth Pan African Conference poster image. Click for full size.

courtesy UMass Amherst Libraries, David Graham Du Bois Trust, October 1945

4. Fifth Pan African Conference poster

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 1, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. 4. submitted on November 3, 2026. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.