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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But the idea was still the same : entertainments to parody the affairs and ceremonies of the English court . The Revels would start on Hallowe'en and last until Candlemass . A Prince of Purpool was installed on December 20th .
But the idea was still the same : entertainments to parody the affairs and ceremonies of the English court . The Revels would start on Hallowe'en and last until Candlemass . A Prince of Purpool was installed on December 20th .
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By law they were not entitled to wages unless a 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 ...
By law they were not entitled to wages unless a 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 ...
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One was brought to the magis- trate's court in a wheelchair to give evidence later . Another who had suffered a severe chest wound was taken into court on a stretcher , caus- ing the magistrate to remark : " I have never before seen a ...
One was brought to the magis- trate's court in a wheelchair to give evidence later . Another who had suffered a severe chest wound was taken into court on a stretcher , caus- ing the magistrate to remark : " I have never before seen a ...
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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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