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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Page 158
... that no more immigrants ( as distinguished from visitors ) can be admitted , and that immigrants must return whence they came . This must apply to black men from the British West Indies as well as from the United States .
... that no more immigrants ( as distinguished from visitors ) can be admitted , and that immigrants must return whence they came . This must apply to black men from the British West Indies as well as from the United States .
Page 203
The result of this , stated the report , was that Britain would lose nearly five hundred doctors to the United States and Canada . Some black doctors had already gone directly to the United States , leaving Britain's health . service ...
The result of this , stated the report , was that Britain would lose nearly five hundred doctors to the United States and Canada . Some black doctors had already gone directly to the United States , leaving Britain's health . service ...
Page 253
Born in Trinidad , Claudia Jones lived for many years in the United States where she was active in youth work and civil rights activities . She was deported under provisions of the McCarran Act and went to live in London .
Born in Trinidad , Claudia Jones lived for many years in the United States where she was active in youth work and civil rights activities . She was deported under provisions of the McCarran Act and went to live in London .
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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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