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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The Conservative party in power , the opposition Labour party and the Liberals then began a see - saw game , with the government thinking of modifying its views on immigration restriction . This change of attitude was caused by reaction ...
The Conservative party in power , the opposition Labour party and the Liberals then began a see - saw game , with the government thinking of modifying its views on immigration restriction . This change of attitude was caused by reaction ...
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CHAPTER XVI BLACK POWER REACHES BRITAIN Political expediency can change both politicians and their motives , and that is precisely what happened to the Labour party in 1964. For the Gen- eral Elections in Britain in that year produced ...
CHAPTER XVI BLACK POWER REACHES BRITAIN Political expediency can change both politicians and their motives , and that is precisely what happened to the Labour party in 1964. For the Gen- eral Elections in Britain in that year produced ...
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From the very beginning the only party in Britain which opposed the system of " quotas " and " controls " for Commonwealth immigration was the British Communist party . In 1964 the Executive Committee of this party issued a statement ...
From the very beginning the only party in Britain which opposed the system of " quotas " and " controls " for Commonwealth immigration was the British Communist party . In 1964 the Executive Committee of this party issued a statement ...
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Contents
Part | 3 |
Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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