Black and British : a short essential history

By:

Olusoga, David

Publication details: London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2020Description: 216 p ; 20 cmISBN:

9781529063394

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

HM 290.

Summary: A short, essential introduction to Black British history for readers of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga. When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrians Wall right up to the present day. This children's version of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is Illustrated with maps, photos and portraits"

List(s) this item appears in: Homerton: Diverse Perspectives reading list | SLaM Library Black History Month and anti-racism books | SLaM Library New Books October 2023

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves	HM 330 OLU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Missing		17423
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	ZZ 3 OLU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	14/11/2023	024920

A short, essential introduction to Black British history for readers of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga. When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrians Wall right up to the present day. This children's version of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is Illustrated with maps, photos and portraits"

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