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 69
... remained almost motionless in ambush waiting for the party to return . As it grew dark the factor and his men began their jour- ney back to the slave factory feeling satisfied with the easy success of their venture . The free blacks in ...
... remained almost motionless in ambush waiting for the party to return . As it grew dark the factor and his men began their jour- ney back to the slave factory feeling satisfied with the easy success of their venture . The free blacks in ...
Page 75
... remained chequered . In the end perseverence in the face of nearly insurmountable obstacles was rewarded . The colony became prosperous and peaceful . It was this which caused abolitionist Fowell Buxton fifty years later to announce ...
... remained chequered . In the end perseverence in the face of nearly insurmountable obstacles was rewarded . The colony became prosperous and peaceful . It was this which caused abolitionist Fowell Buxton fifty years later to announce ...
Page 158
... remained in England took the hint from certain whites and asked the British government to repatriate them . Such a move was looked upon with favor by the English , who actually tried to accelerate matters— largely because of the old ...
... remained in England took the hint from certain whites and asked the British government to repatriate them . Such a move was looked upon with favor by the English , who actually tried to accelerate matters— largely because of the old ...
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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