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 56
Hardwicke had been a celebrated chancellor and a ruling given by him was not lightly to be set aside . Consequently , wrote historian O. A. Sherrard , “ Better to let sleeping dogs lie . ” Though Sharp was able from time to time to ...
Hardwicke had been a celebrated chancellor and a ruling given by him was not lightly to be set aside . Consequently , wrote historian O. A. Sherrard , “ Better to let sleeping dogs lie . ” Though Sharp was able from time to time to ...
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That is why very few of the Black Pioneers were given up , and thousands taken away . In a list of three thousand Black Pioneers there appeared the name of Thomas Peters ( spelt Petters ) , a sergeant whose age at that time was forty ...
That is why very few of the Black Pioneers were given up , and thousands taken away . In a list of three thousand Black Pioneers there appeared the name of Thomas Peters ( spelt Petters ) , a sergeant whose age at that time was forty ...
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Industry was , however , given the first opportunity to deal with complaints in employment through its own voluntary machinery . The Race Relations Board , its conciliation committees , and the voluntary machinery in industry were under ...
Industry was , however , given the first opportunity to deal with complaints in employment through its own voluntary machinery . The Race Relations Board , its conciliation committees , and the voluntary machinery in industry were under ...
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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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