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 25
... hand - crutches . In that position he took up the entire width of the pave- ment . Toby's trick was to pretend to be exhausted whenever he ap- proached a house where he knew gin was in plentiful supply . Of all the denizens of Church ...
... hand - crutches . In that position he took up the entire width of the pave- ment . Toby's trick was to pretend to be exhausted whenever he ap- proached a house where he knew gin was in plentiful supply . Of all the denizens of Church ...
Page 106
... hand to inform you , that , I am happy to find there is still remaining a friend , who has the memory of my late good master at heart . If necessity should require it , if God spares my life ( for I am at present poorly ) I would ...
... hand to inform you , that , I am happy to find there is still remaining a friend , who has the memory of my late good master at heart . If necessity should require it , if God spares my life ( for I am at present poorly ) I would ...
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... hand - made bombs , flaming rags soaked in petrol and lighted sticks were hurled through doorways and windows where black people lived . From that Sunday there was an uninterrupted , chaotic , senseless , repet- itive sequence of ...
... hand - made bombs , flaming rags soaked in petrol and lighted sticks were hurled through doorways and windows where black people lived . From that Sunday there was an uninterrupted , chaotic , senseless , repet- itive sequence of ...
Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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