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 49
... Officers of the Crown , for a legal decision on African slaves living in England , were they runaways or not . In 1729 the two Law Officers maintained : We are of the opinion that a slave by coming from the West Indies into Great ...
... Officers of the Crown , for a legal decision on African slaves living in England , were they runaways or not . In 1729 the two Law Officers maintained : We are of the opinion that a slave by coming from the West Indies into Great ...
Page 187
... Officers doing Civil Defense work in Peckham , training first - aid personnel and tending the wounded in air - raid incidents . He was sum- moned to a big rocket explosion at New Cross which caused Britain's heaviest casualty toll of ...
... Officers doing Civil Defense work in Peckham , training first - aid personnel and tending the wounded in air - raid incidents . He was sum- moned to a big rocket explosion at New Cross which caused Britain's heaviest casualty toll of ...
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... officers . Several of them were suspect in their feelings and attitudes to black immigrants . Their positive action some years later in backing the views of Enoch Powell , a Conservative member of Parliament who wanted to stop black ...
... officers . Several of them were suspect in their feelings and attitudes to black immigrants . Their positive action some years later in backing the views of Enoch Powell , a Conservative member of Parliament who wanted to stop black ...
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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