Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in BritainJohnson Publishing Company, 1972 - 316 pages Historical 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 151
... coloured girl has a poor chance of securing a nursing post in the average hospital . " Several hos- pitals , in typical fashion , admitted that while they had no objections be- cause of race or color " They had to consider the feelings ...
... coloured girl has a poor chance of securing a nursing post in the average hospital . " Several hos- pitals , in typical fashion , admitted that while they had no objections be- cause of race or color " They had to consider the feelings ...
Page 165
... coloured Colonial Seamen from signing on ships in Cardiff . The legislative history of this policy has been traced chronologically , and due emphasis placed upon the stipulation to carry only British Seamen which accompanied the two ...
... coloured Colonial Seamen from signing on ships in Cardiff . The legislative history of this policy has been traced chronologically , and due emphasis placed upon the stipulation to carry only British Seamen which accompanied the two ...
Page 212
... coloured feeling has been growing up in the St. Ann's Well Road district where over 2,000 coloured people live . . . . The worst type of English working - class people live there , too . They're very ignorant and pick on coloured people ...
... coloured feeling has been growing up in the St. Ann's Well Road district where over 2,000 coloured people live . . . . The worst type of English working - class people live there , too . They're very ignorant and pick on coloured people ...
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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