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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One morning in 1765 , as Granville Sharp was leaving the surgery in Mincing Lane , he bumped into Jonathan Strong , one of William Sharp's poor patients . Strong was on the verge of collapse , and looked to be in such pitiful condition ...
One morning in 1765 , as Granville Sharp was leaving the surgery in Mincing Lane , he bumped into Jonathan Strong , one of William Sharp's poor patients . Strong was on the verge of collapse , and looked to be in such pitiful condition ...
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Granville Sharp immediately told Captain Laird that he would charge him for assault if he continued to hold on to Strong . The captain reluc- tantly released the black man and everyone was told to go his own way quietly .
Granville Sharp immediately told Captain Laird that he would charge him for assault if he continued to hold on to Strong . The captain reluc- tantly released the black man and everyone was told to go his own way quietly .
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Granville Sharp fell in with the scheme readily . In the past he had aided the Black Poor with money and comforts and had even got help for them from " a voluntary subscription of charitable people . " Prince Hoare who wrote Sharp's ...
Granville Sharp fell in with the scheme readily . In the past he had aided the Black Poor with money and comforts and had even got help for them from " a voluntary subscription of charitable people . " Prince Hoare who wrote Sharp's ...
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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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