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 49
For that reason English planters in London appealed to Yorke and Talbot , the Law Officers of the Crown , for a legal decision on African slaves living in England , were they runaways or not . In 1729 the two Law Officers maintained ...
For that reason English planters in London appealed to Yorke and Talbot , the Law Officers of the Crown , for a legal decision on African slaves living in England , were they runaways or not . In 1729 the two Law Officers maintained ...
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One of the officers asked " Have you any weapons on you ? " The Baron replied : " Yes . . . My weapons are pen and paper . " And with that he proceeded to remove his fountain pen , with a flourish , and hand it to the police officer .
One of the officers asked " Have you any weapons on you ? " The Baron replied : " Yes . . . My weapons are pen and paper . " And with that he proceeded to remove his fountain pen , with a flourish , and hand it to the police officer .
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Fiancées wishing to come to marry some- one already in the United Kingdom were not allowed to enter until they had satisfied the Immigration Officer that the marriage would take place within a reasonable time ( normally three months ) .
Fiancées wishing to come to marry some- one already in the United Kingdom were not allowed to enter until they had satisfied the Immigration Officer that the marriage would take place within a reasonable time ( normally three months ) .
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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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