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 176
... Britain during World War II . At the Wembley exhibition in 1925 when several Africans were on show at an African village , white women would congregate daily around " the great , strong , muscular fellows . " These Africans were barred ...
... Britain during World War II . At the Wembley exhibition in 1925 when several Africans were on show at an African village , white women would congregate daily around " the great , strong , muscular fellows . " These Africans were barred ...
Page 203
... Britain would lose nearly five hundred doctors to the United States and Canada . Some black doctors had already gone directly to the United States , leaving Britain's health service , already undermanned , severely crippled . The ...
... Britain would lose nearly five hundred doctors to the United States and Canada . Some black doctors had already gone directly to the United States , leaving Britain's health service , already undermanned , severely crippled . The ...
Page 292
... Britain after generations of settling there are certainly nothing to sing hosannas about . Blacks have not traveled far since those years after the Mansfield decision in 1772 when all blacks in Britain were freed and could move about ...
... Britain after generations of settling there are certainly nothing to sing hosannas about . Blacks have not traveled far since those years after the Mansfield decision in 1772 when all blacks in Britain were freed and could move about ...
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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