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 104
... Boswell's choice was in fact the only one left open to him . Blind Anna Williams and Robert Levett , who had also been given shelter under Dr. Johnson's roof , were both already dead when Boswell began gathering his material . Even ...
... Boswell's choice was in fact the only one left open to him . Blind Anna Williams and Robert Levett , who had also been given shelter under Dr. Johnson's roof , were both already dead when Boswell began gathering his material . Even ...
Page 105
... Boswell included those letters in full in his Life of Johnson . Much cor- respondence passed between him and Barber while work on the Life was in progress . In a letter which he wrote to the West Indian in 1786 , James Boswell said ...
... Boswell included those letters in full in his Life of Johnson . Much cor- respondence passed between him and Barber while work on the Life was in progress . In a letter which he wrote to the West Indian in 1786 , James Boswell said ...
Page 107
... Boswell on December 20 , 1789 , Francis Barber answered more questions about Johnson , and enclosed a copy of the in- scription on the inside of the box containing Mrs. Johnson's wedding ring . In that letter Barber wrote : Soon after ...
... Boswell on December 20 , 1789 , Francis Barber answered more questions about Johnson , and enclosed a copy of the in- scription on the inside of the box containing Mrs. Johnson's wedding ring . In that letter Barber wrote : Soon after ...
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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