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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For that reason English planters in London appealed to Yorke and Talbot , the Law 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 : a ...
For that reason English planters in London appealed to Yorke and Talbot , the Law 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 : a ...
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He was one of the District Medical Officers doing Civil Defense work in Peckham , training first - aid personnel and tending the wounded in air - raid incidents . He was summoned to a big rocket explosion at New Cross which caused ...
He was one of the District Medical Officers doing Civil Defense work in Peckham , training first - aid personnel and tending the wounded in air - raid incidents . He was summoned to a big rocket explosion at New Cross which caused ...
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Fiancées wishing to come to marry someone already in the United Kingdom were not allowed to enter until they had satisfied the Immigration Officer that the marriage would take place within a reasonable time ( normally three months ) .
Fiancées wishing to come to marry someone already in the United Kingdom were not allowed to enter until they had satisfied the Immigration Officer that the marriage would take place within a reasonable time ( normally three months ) .
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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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