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 91
... played upon the violin with considerable taste . The elder Sheridan gave him some lessons in elocution . He studied the speeches of Othello and declaimed in the grand manner of the tragedian at the sporting clubs , with mighty applause ...
... played upon the violin with considerable taste . The elder Sheridan gave him some lessons in elocution . He studied the speeches of Othello and declaimed in the grand manner of the tragedian at the sporting clubs , with mighty applause ...
Page 180
... played at state functions and other court and military concerts , taking its place among the great English folk ... players . She has also conducted an orchestra and singers several times at the Albert Hall in her father's best - known ...
... played at state functions and other court and military concerts , taking its place among the great English folk ... players . She has also conducted an orchestra and singers several times at the Albert Hall in her father's best - known ...
Page 286
... played to full houses and were very successful . But Jones's success had a bitter taste , as he said : " The actors were seen doing good work , and they were promptly swallowed up and given tatty jobs on television . But I shall ...
... played to full houses and were very successful . But Jones's success had a bitter taste , as he said : " The actors were seen doing good work , and they were promptly swallowed up and given tatty jobs on television . But I shall ...
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
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