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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Mr. Sergeant Davy , for Somersett , began by declaring : " My Lord , no man at this day is or can be a slave in England . All the people who come into this country immediately become subject to the laws of this country , are governed by ...
Mr. Sergeant Davy , for Somersett , began by declaring : " My Lord , no man at this day is or can be a slave in England . All the people who come into this country immediately become subject to the laws of this country , are governed by ...
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At one such gathering Phillis met the Duke and Duchess of Glou- cester , Lord Dartmouth , and the Honourable Brook Watson , Lord Mayor of London , who presented her with a copy of the 1770 Glasgow folio edition of Paradise Lost .
At one such gathering Phillis met the Duke and Duchess of Glou- cester , Lord Dartmouth , and the Honourable Brook Watson , Lord Mayor of London , who presented her with a copy of the 1770 Glasgow folio edition of Paradise Lost .
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This collection was " Humbly Inscribed to the Right Hon'ble John , Lord Montagu . " John , Lord Montagu , was the son of George , Lord Brudenell , for whom Sancho worked as personal assistant ; and Sancho was devoted to all his master's ...
This collection was " Humbly Inscribed to the Right Hon'ble John , Lord Montagu . " John , Lord Montagu , was the son of George , Lord Brudenell , for whom Sancho worked as personal assistant ; and Sancho was devoted to all his master'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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