Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in BritainJohnson Publishing Company, 1972 - 316 pages Historical study of the African and West Indian Black in the UK from 1594 to 1971 - covers forced labour as domestic workers, legal status, racial discrimination, race relations, racial conflict, racial policy, White attitudes, negro associations, immigration, social integration, employment (incl. As performers, writers, physicians, nurses, etc.), etc. Illustrations and references. |
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Page 13
... slave trade . It was during the period of the first three Georges that slavery flour- ished in America and the West Indies . Slave owners were reaping rich harvests from the slaves who worked on their cotton , rice , tobacco , and sugar ...
... slave trade . It was during the period of the first three Georges that slavery flour- ished in America and the West Indies . Slave owners were reaping rich harvests from the slaves who worked on their cotton , rice , tobacco , and sugar ...
Page 37
... African slaves who came to England received sympathy and help from certain classes of the population . Race prejudice as we know it today and which seems to have sprung up with the abolition of slavery did not exist . As slaves , Africans ...
... African slaves who came to England received sympathy and help from certain classes of the population . Race prejudice as we know it today and which seems to have sprung up with the abolition of slavery did not exist . As slaves , Africans ...
Page 77
... slavery . It was not only English abolitionists , however , who were doing all the campaigning against the slave trade and slavery . A few African slaves and free black men in London joined in the crusade . Most prominent among the Africans ...
... slavery . It was not only English abolitionists , however , who were doing all the campaigning against the slave trade and slavery . A few African slaves and free black men in London joined in the crusade . Most prominent among the Africans ...
Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain |
| Author | Edward Scobie |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Johnson Publishing Company, 1972 |
| ISBN | 0874850568, 9780874850567 |
| Length | 316 pages |
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