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 24
... eighteenth century when there were thou- sands more blacks in London , hundreds became crossing sweepers , sellers of tracts , fruit vendors , entertainers , and beggars . Several black crossing sweepers appear to have been disabled ...
... eighteenth century when there were thou- sands more blacks in London , hundreds became crossing sweepers , sellers of tracts , fruit vendors , entertainers , and beggars . Several black crossing sweepers appear to have been disabled ...
Page 100
... eighteenth - century notables , Ignatius Sancho more than deserves his share of praise . Maybe that is one of the reasons why the former slave retains a place of honor in the Dictionary of Na- tional Biography under the heading ...
... eighteenth - century notables , Ignatius Sancho more than deserves his share of praise . Maybe that is one of the reasons why the former slave retains a place of honor in the Dictionary of Na- tional Biography under the heading ...
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... eighteenth century . The general attitude in Britain to blacks was by then undergoing change . It has been said of eighteenth century England , " the spirit of humanitarianism was the age's most precious gift , " but there was precious ...
... eighteenth century . The general attitude in Britain to blacks was by then undergoing change . It has been said of eighteenth century England , " the spirit of humanitarianism was the age's most precious gift , " but there was precious ...
Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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