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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Some men of letters gain greater recognition after death . So it was with Sancho . One of his correspondents , a Miss Crewe , collected and edited his letters , publishing them in 1782 in two volumes . This devoted corre- spondent had a ...
Some men of letters gain greater recognition after death . So it was with Sancho . One of his correspondents , a Miss Crewe , collected and edited his letters , publishing them in 1782 in two volumes . This devoted corre- spondent had a ...
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A contemporary critic claimed that the black man's letters showed traces of Laurence Sterne's literary style . Others disagreed , maintaining that Sancho's manner of writing was his own . To quote one reviewer , Sancho's writing ...
A contemporary critic claimed that the black man's letters showed traces of Laurence Sterne's literary style . Others disagreed , maintaining that Sancho's manner of writing was his own . To quote one reviewer , Sancho's writing ...
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Heartman , C. F. Phillis Wheatley : A Critical Attempt and Bibliography of her Writings . New York : 1915 . Hughes , Langston . Famous American Negroes . New York : 1954 . Jekyll , Joseph . Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho .
Heartman , C. F. Phillis Wheatley : A Critical Attempt and Bibliography of her Writings . New York : 1915 . Hughes , Langston . Famous American Negroes . New York : 1954 . Jekyll , Joseph . Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho .
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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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