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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Nottingham was only a foretaste of events in Notting Hill in London . The extreme manifestations of racial unrest which editor Claudia Jones observed were very much in evidence . The British authorities seemed unaware that further ...
Nottingham was only a foretaste of events in Notting Hill in London . The extreme manifestations of racial unrest which editor Claudia Jones observed were very much in evidence . The British authorities seemed unaware that further ...
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The Notting Hill Riots were race riots , and cannot properly be described otherwise . ( This writer was a witness to the whole series of events . ) The climax to the Notting Hill riots came on Monday and Tuesday , September 1 and 2.
The Notting Hill Riots were race riots , and cannot properly be described otherwise . ( This writer was a witness to the whole series of events . ) The climax to the Notting Hill riots came on Monday and Tuesday , September 1 and 2.
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It is now apparent that the " trouble makers of Notting Hill " gave violent manifestation to tendencies which were latent in the social strata of Britain . One might say that they were shouting what others were whispering when they saw ...
It is now apparent that the " trouble makers of Notting Hill " gave violent manifestation to tendencies which were latent in the social strata of Britain . One might say that they were shouting what others were whispering when they saw ...
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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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