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 57
... continued , stressing the distinc- tion between England and its colonies . The laws of Virginia , he argued , had no more influence , power or authority in England than the laws of Japan . He then went on to discuss the arguments of ...
... continued , stressing the distinc- tion between England and its colonies . The laws of Virginia , he argued , had no more influence , power or authority in England than the laws of Japan . He then went on to discuss the arguments of ...
Page 118
... continued to live there . Al- though other blacks left to work as laborers in the West Indies , " blacks continued to be conspicuous among London beggars . " Their position be- came so desperate that in 1814 a parliamentary report ...
... continued to live there . Al- though other blacks left to work as laborers in the West Indies , " blacks continued to be conspicuous among London beggars . " Their position be- came so desperate that in 1814 a parliamentary report ...
Page 219
... continued in several places for many days . There were sporadic outbursts , too , similar to those of late August , and these continued until mid - September in Notting Hill , Notting Dale , Pad- dington , and also in a few scattered ...
... continued in several places for many days . There were sporadic outbursts , too , similar to those of late August , and these continued until mid - September in Notting Hill , Notting Dale , Pad- dington , and also in a few scattered ...
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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