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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However , there were two blacks , Job Ben Solomon and Sake Deen Mahomed , who lived in England and were just as learned . The Fula slave , Job Ben Solomon , became one of the leading Arabic translators of his time .
However , there were two blacks , Job Ben Solomon and Sake Deen Mahomed , who lived in England and were just as learned . The Fula slave , Job Ben Solomon , became one of the leading Arabic translators of his time .
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Like hundreds of other blacks who came to England , Domingo was befriended by Granville Sharp and by the Sierra Leone Company , which paid for his education . On his return to Sierra Leone , Domingo wrote Granville Sharp thanking him ...
Like hundreds of other blacks who came to England , Domingo was befriended by Granville Sharp and by the Sierra Leone Company , which paid for his education . On his return to Sierra Leone , Domingo wrote Granville Sharp thanking him ...
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land entitled to the liberty of his person unless forfeited by the Laws of • England ? " Mr. Sergeant Davy , for Somersett , began by declaring : " My Lord , no man at this day is or can be a slave in England .
land entitled to the liberty of his person unless forfeited by the Laws of • England ? " Mr. Sergeant Davy , for Somersett , began by declaring : " My Lord , no man at this day is or can be a slave in England .
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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 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0874850568, 9780874850567 |
| Length | 316 pages |
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