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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Page 131
In 1827 he was forced to try his luck in the Eng- lish provinces . He had great success at the Theatres Royal in Liverpool , Manchester , and Bristol . But it was at the Theatre Royal , Dublin , on De- cember 7 , 1831 , that he reached ...
In 1827 he was forced to try his luck in the Eng- lish provinces . He had great success at the Theatres Royal in Liverpool , Manchester , and Bristol . But it was at the Theatre Royal , Dublin , on De- cember 7 , 1831 , that he reached ...
Page 222
Negroes have bought houses and forced out white tenants - but white landlords ex- ploit the immigrants too . Negroes walk out with white girls . ' Can't help it if they like us , " says the engineering worker with a grin .
Negroes have bought houses and forced out white tenants - but white landlords ex- ploit the immigrants too . Negroes walk out with white girls . ' Can't help it if they like us , " says the engineering worker with a grin .
Page 297
That was why it had been easy for him to become a black Englishman and live on borrowed ways and customs until he was per- sistently discarded and forced to abandon all hope of pleasing . Césaire had contended that the only solution was ...
That was why it had been easy for him to become a black Englishman and live on borrowed ways and customs until he was per- sistently discarded and forced to abandon all hope of pleasing . Césaire had contended that the only solution was ...
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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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