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 254
Mr. John Stonehouse , Labour M.P. for Wednesbury , declared that the bill should in fact be termed the " End of Commonwealth Bill . " He maintained stoutly : " If it is passed it will mean the virtual end of the Commonwealth Association ...
Mr. John Stonehouse , Labour M.P. for Wednesbury , declared that the bill should in fact be termed the " End of Commonwealth Bill . " He maintained stoutly : " If it is passed it will mean the virtual end of the Commonwealth Association ...
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Consequently , it sur- prised no one when in April , 1965 , a Race Relations Bill was introduced by the British government . By then white liberals and black leaders in Britain realised that the machinery of British law would have to be ...
Consequently , it sur- prised no one when in April , 1965 , a Race Relations Bill was introduced by the British government . By then white liberals and black leaders in Britain realised that the machinery of British law would have to be ...
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1964 , the bill , a private members ' bill , had been presented to Parliament for the ninth time by Fenner Brockway , a prominent figure in the fight for African and West Indian rights . Selwyn Lloyd , Leader of the House , made the ...
1964 , the bill , a private members ' bill , had been presented to Parliament for the ninth time by Fenner Brockway , a prominent figure in the fight for African and West Indian rights . Selwyn Lloyd , Leader of the House , made the ...
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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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