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 258
... Labour party did not commit itself to repeal the bill if it came into power . With the usual flexibility that politicans achieve when they do not want to have to eat their words and fall back on promises made , Labour promised only that ...
... Labour party did not commit itself to repeal the bill if it came into power . With the usual flexibility that politicans achieve when they do not want to have to eat their words and fall back on promises made , Labour promised only that ...
Page 264
... Labour party in 1964. For the Gen- eral Elections in Britain in that year produced two unpleasant shocks for the West Indians , Africans and Asians living there . The first was the fail- ure of the Labour party to live up to its pledges ...
... Labour party in 1964. For the Gen- eral Elections in Britain in that year produced two unpleasant shocks for the West Indians , Africans and Asians living there . The first was the fail- ure of the Labour party to live up to its pledges ...
Page 273
... Labour party in the House of Commons said in support of the bill : We , the Labour Party , support Mr. Fenner Brockway's private mem- bers ' bill . If that bill does not become law before the election - and if a Labour Government be ...
... Labour party in the House of Commons said in support of the bill : We , the Labour Party , support Mr. Fenner Brockway's private mem- bers ' bill . If that bill does not become law before the election - and if a Labour Government be ...
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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