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 130
... Ira Aldridge as his personal attendant during the voyage . Aldridge left the ship in Liverpool in 1825 , with a view to becoming an actor . He had already gained some acting experi- ence in New York at Brown's Theatre in 1820 , the year ...
... Ira Aldridge as his personal attendant during the voyage . Aldridge left the ship in Liverpool in 1825 , with a view to becoming an actor . He had already gained some acting experi- ence in New York at Brown's Theatre in 1820 , the year ...
Page 132
... Ira Aldridge was quite definitely aware that his color and his marriage to a white woman were viewed with disfavor among powerful elements in the theatre . And , by May , 1847 , another serious factor arose which damned Aldridge even ...
... Ira Aldridge was quite definitely aware that his color and his marriage to a white woman were viewed with disfavor among powerful elements in the theatre . And , by May , 1847 , another serious factor arose which damned Aldridge even ...
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... ( Ira Aldridge ) , 130 Africans : and the League of Coloured Peoples , 146 , 148 , 150 ; unity of , 183 African slaves ... Aldridge , Amanda , 133 , 180 , 181 Aldridge , Frederick , 133 Aldridge , Ira , 125 , 128-34 , 180 Aldridge , Mrs ...
... ( Ira Aldridge ) , 130 Africans : and the League of Coloured Peoples , 146 , 148 , 150 ; unity of , 183 African slaves ... Aldridge , Amanda , 133 , 180 , 181 Aldridge , Frederick , 133 Aldridge , Ira , 125 , 128-34 , 180 Aldridge , Mrs ...
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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