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 police action in requiring them to register as aliens was obviously a false interpretation of the Act . As Dr. Little wrote : " Satisfied , however , in their own minds that these en- actments automatically made an alien of every ...
The police action in requiring them to register as aliens was obviously a false interpretation of the Act . As Dr. Little wrote : " Satisfied , however , in their own minds that these en- actments automatically made an alien of every ...
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The Manchester Guardian re- ported favorably on the stand of the British police in the Notting Hill area . Police have shown in this area that they are determined to be firm and have arrested some of those believed to have been involved ...
The Manchester Guardian re- ported favorably on the stand of the British police in the Notting Hill area . Police have shown in this area that they are determined to be firm and have arrested some of those believed to have been involved ...
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Suddenly a Black Maria police van came to an abrupt stop nearby . A howl of delight came from a white crowd who had been standing on the other side of the square jeering at the West Indians . The police rushed towards the West Indians ...
Suddenly a Black Maria police van came to an abrupt stop nearby . A howl of delight came from a white crowd who had been standing on the other side of the square jeering at the West Indians . The police rushed towards the West Indians ...
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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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