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 5
... court . The Revels would start on Hallowe'en and last until Candlemass . A Prince of Purpool was installed on December 20th . He was two characters in one - Purpool and the Lord of Misrule . By the 28th there were so many spectators ...
... court . The Revels would start on Hallowe'en and last until Candlemass . A Prince of Purpool was installed on December 20th . He was two characters in one - Purpool and the Lord of Misrule . By the 28th there were so many spectators ...
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... court had ordered it , and when they did receive any it was due either to the kindness of their masters or a court order compelling a master to pay his slave — as happened when John Caesar's wife petitioned the sessions in 1717 claiming ...
... court had ordered it , and when they did receive any it was due either to the kindness of their masters or a court order compelling a master to pay his slave — as happened when John Caesar's wife petitioned the sessions in 1717 claiming ...
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... Court of Com- mon Pleas made it quite clear that a slave remained a slave while he was in England because he was a heathen . Many of them were therefore converted to Christianity and baptized , thinking that they would auto- matically ...
... Court of Com- mon Pleas made it quite clear that a slave remained a slave while he was in England because he was a heathen . Many of them were therefore converted to Christianity and baptized , thinking that they would auto- matically ...
Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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