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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Page 82
Ottobah Cugoano , a Fantee , was kidnapped as a boy and taken to Grenada . He was subsequently liberated and brought to England . There he worked for Cosway the miniaturist and having acquired an education became a leading abolitionist ...
Ottobah Cugoano , a Fantee , was kidnapped as a boy and taken to Grenada . He was subsequently liberated and brought to England . There he worked for Cosway the miniaturist and having acquired an education became a leading abolitionist ...
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( b ) That direct measures be taken to remove immediately such sea- men from the wrongful and illegal classification as ALIENS ; and that their rightful status and privileges as British subjects be instantly restored .
( b ) That direct measures be taken to remove immediately such sea- men from the wrongful and illegal classification as ALIENS ; and that their rightful status and privileges as British subjects be instantly restored .
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Hotels , too , have entered into agreements with West Indian authorities and have taken on increasing numbers of black workers , mostly as kitchen hands , maids , waiters , laundry assistants , and cleaners . Some have taken cater- ing ...
Hotels , too , have entered into agreements with West Indian authorities and have taken on increasing numbers of black workers , mostly as kitchen hands , maids , waiters , laundry assistants , and cleaners . Some have taken cater- ing ...
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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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