In 2010, Hull City Council commissioned the report from an independent body chaired by Tom Coulthard, professor of physical geography at Hull University.

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Larkin, who lived in Hull for 30 years before his death in 1985, combined a celebrated writing career with his role as librarian at Hull University.

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Francess' work is currently on show the University of Hull, sponsored by WISE (Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation) University of Hull, Women with Cameras and the Black History Partnership.

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