Book description
Expanding upon the 2017 Radio 4 series 'Britain's Black Past', this book presents those stories and analyses through the lens of a recovered past. Even those who may be familiar with some of the materials will find much that they had not previously known, and will be introduced to people,ā¦
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1 author picked Britain's Black Past as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As some reactions to the first season of the television show Bridgerton have made clear, many people need to believe that Black people first arrived in Britain after World War II, and that Britain + the past = whites only. But it wasnāt so!
Black people have been British, and part of British history, for hundreds of years. Iām embarrassed how little I learned about Black Britons in studying British history in college and graduate school; this book has been a fantastic way to learn more.
From Susie's list on will make you love Victorian Britain.
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