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 126
... face and one of them cut his lips through like a razor . But he kept very calm and cool and met Molineaux's rush with " good English straight lefts " to the face . Nevertheless , it was " first blood " to Molineaux . Almost before the ...
... face and one of them cut his lips through like a razor . But he kept very calm and cool and met Molineaux's rush with " good English straight lefts " to the face . Nevertheless , it was " first blood " to Molineaux . Almost before the ...
Page 226
... face against the light of a lamp post in Bramley Road went by . " Look , that's a wog going along , " said one of the many pale boys that stood about hawking Action , the Union Movement paper . But no- body stirred . Too many police ...
... face against the light of a lamp post in Bramley Road went by . " Look , that's a wog going along , " said one of the many pale boys that stood about hawking Action , the Union Movement paper . But no- body stirred . Too many police ...
Page 252
... faces they see on the streets of Britain the better they will be pleased . " They displayed a remarkable reluctance to ... face or accept was that Britain could not , realistically , expect to rely on black people to keep hospitals or ...
... faces they see on the streets of Britain the better they will be pleased . " They displayed a remarkable reluctance to ... face or accept was that Britain could not , realistically , expect to rely on black people to keep hospitals or ...
Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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