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 56
... Somersett in the King's Bench Court : James Somersett , a slave , was brought to England from Virginia in 1769 by his master , Charles Stewart , a plantation owner . Somersett found , to his pleasant surprise , that Londoners were not ...
... Somersett in the King's Bench Court : James Somersett , a slave , was brought to England from Virginia in 1769 by his master , Charles Stewart , a plantation owner . Somersett found , to his pleasant surprise , that Londoners were not ...
Page 58
... James Somersett were at this stage closed and then Mr. Wallace rose for the plaintiff , whose claim he defended with great ability . He reminded the court that " as to England not permitting slavery , there is no law against it ; nor do ...
... James Somersett were at this stage closed and then Mr. Wallace rose for the plaintiff , whose claim he defended with great ability . He reminded the court that " as to England not permitting slavery , there is no law against it ; nor do ...
Page 60
... James Somersett came to tell me that judgment was today given in his favour . . . . Thus ended G. Sharp's long contest with Lord Mansfield , on the 22nd June 1772 . But the ruling on the Somersett case did not prevent some slave mas ...
... James Somersett came to tell me that judgment was today given in his favour . . . . Thus ended G. Sharp's long contest with Lord Mansfield , on the 22nd June 1772 . But the ruling on the Somersett case did not prevent some slave mas ...
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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