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 125
... Molineaux , actor Ira Aldridge and composer Samuel Coleridge - Taylor - stand out . There were others , too , mainly visiting black artists , like Thomas Bethune , " Blind Tom " , of Columbus , Georgia , an untaught classical pianist ...
... Molineaux , actor Ira Aldridge and composer Samuel Coleridge - Taylor - stand out . There were others , too , mainly visiting black artists , like Thomas Bethune , " Blind Tom " , of Columbus , Georgia , an untaught classical pianist ...
Page 126
... Molineaux . Dead silence greeted the arrogant Molineaux when he arrived in Lord Barrymore's chaise and defiantly flung his cap into the ring . With the English champion , Cribb , it was very dif- ferent . While he was climbing into the ...
... Molineaux . Dead silence greeted the arrogant Molineaux when he arrived in Lord Barrymore's chaise and defiantly flung his cap into the ring . With the English champion , Cribb , it was very dif- ferent . While he was climbing into the ...
Page 127
... Molineaux listened to the advice of his second but still he pressed Cribb hard . The Englishman had to summon all the footwork he knew to keep out of harm's way . Round and round the ring they went , with Molineaux always pressing ...
... Molineaux listened to the advice of his second but still he pressed Cribb hard . The Englishman had to summon all the footwork he knew to keep out of harm's way . Round and round the ring they went , with Molineaux always pressing ...
Contents
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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