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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That is why very few of the Black Pioneers were given up , and thousands taken away . In a list of three thousand Black Pioneers there appeared the name of Thomas Peters ( spelt Petters ) , a sergeant whose age at that time was forty ...
That is why very few of the Black Pioneers were given up , and thousands taken away . In a list of three thousand Black Pioneers there appeared the name of Thomas Peters ( spelt Petters ) , a sergeant whose age at that time was forty ...
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Her resentment became more marked when she discovered that the old desk , carpet , silver tea kettle and lamp — which had belonged to her mother and which she had given to Dr. Johnson - had become Frank's property .
Her resentment became more marked when she discovered that the old desk , carpet , silver tea kettle and lamp — which had belonged to her mother and which she had given to Dr. Johnson - had become Frank's property .
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All England was aflame . with indignation . " Indignation or no indignation , after proving himself decisively with two tough oponents - one of whom had given Cribb a rough time — and in spite of the fact that Cribb called him ...
All England was aflame . with indignation . " Indignation or no indignation , after proving himself decisively with two tough oponents - one of whom had given Cribb a rough time — and in spite of the fact that Cribb called him ...
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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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