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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English sailors do not disdain to drink with him , work with him , and sing with him . . . . This writer went on to draw comparisons between white American and British attitudes to Black Jacks . Naturally , his conclusion was that ...
English sailors do not disdain to drink with him , work with him , and sing with him . . . . This writer went on to draw comparisons between white American and British attitudes to Black Jacks . Naturally , his conclusion was that ...
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The presence of a high proportion of immigrant children in one class slows down the general routine of working and hampers the progress of the whole class , especially where the immigrants do not speak or write English fluently .
The presence of a high proportion of immigrant children in one class slows down the general routine of working and hampers the progress of the whole class , especially where the immigrants do not speak or write English fluently .
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They had to learn a common language , and this was primarily English . Dr. Little elaborated on this similarity . between West Indian and British : Education , too , in West Indian schools is entirely on English lines , and the school ...
They had to learn a common language , and this was primarily English . Dr. Little elaborated on this similarity . between West Indian and British : Education , too , in West Indian schools is entirely on English lines , and the school ...
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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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