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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Because of this great value placed on sugar , punishments for abscond- ing plantation slaves were severe to the point ... As a contemporary observer put it , they preferred " a crust of bread and liberty in Old England to slavery in the ...
Because of this great value placed on sugar , punishments for abscond- ing plantation slaves were severe to the point ... As a contemporary observer put it , they preferred " a crust of bread and liberty in Old England to slavery in the ...
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She has passed through streets where slave collars , branding - irons , thumb - screws and mouthpieces are displayed for sale . She knows their use , but they are so remote from her experience , that their significance has hitherto re- ...
She has passed through streets where slave collars , branding - irons , thumb - screws and mouthpieces are displayed for sale . She knows their use , but they are so remote from her experience , that their significance has hitherto re- ...
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This humanitarian attitude to slaves was taking root in the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England and was growing rap- idly . From their pulpits Dr. Hayter , Bishop of Norwich , Bishop Warburton , and the celebrated divine ...
This humanitarian attitude to slaves was taking root in the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England and was growing rap- idly . From their pulpits Dr. Hayter , Bishop of Norwich , Bishop Warburton , and the celebrated divine ...
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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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