Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in BritainHistorical 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 17
Other advertisements , dealing with the treatment of slaves , also appeared . These showed quite definitely that in the eyes of the English merchants and planters , slaves were no different from the beasts of the field .
Other advertisements , dealing with the treatment of slaves , also appeared . These showed quite definitely that in the eyes of the English merchants and planters , slaves were no different from the beasts of the field .
Page 132
Actually , he left for Brussels , in which city he made his first continental appearance at the Theatre Royal St. Hubert ... nearly a quarter of a century earlier : Mr. Ira Aldridge appeared on these boards in the character of Othello .
Actually , he left for Brussels , in which city he made his first continental appearance at the Theatre Royal St. Hubert ... nearly a quarter of a century earlier : Mr. Ira Aldridge appeared on these boards in the character of Othello .
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It appeared they had been called to the scene by occupants of large cars , some of them containing eight or ten people , which were cruising round the area . A coloured man with a girl companion walking down Lancaste Road was chased by ...
It appeared they had been called to the scene by occupants of large cars , some of them containing eight or ten people , which were cruising round the area . A coloured man with a girl companion walking down Lancaste Road was chased by ...
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Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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