Black and British: An Illustrated History [Hardcover], Black and British: A short, essential history and Natives 3 Books Collection Set

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 Black and British: An Illustrated History [Hardcover]:
The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History. David Olusoga’s thought provoking text charts the forgotten histories of Black people in Britain from Roman times right through to the present day. From Roman Africans guarding Hadrian’s Wall, to an African trumpeter in the court of Henry the Eighth, Black Georgians fighting for the abolition of slavery.

Black and British: A short, essential history:
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.

Natives:
The kind of disruptive, aggressive intellect that a new generation is closely watching' Afua Hirsch, Observer 'Part biography, part polemic, this powerful, wide-ranging study picks apart the British myth of meritocracy' David Olusoga, Guardian From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers.

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Black and British: An Illustrated History [Hardcover], Black and British: A short, essential history and Natives 3 Books Collection Set 

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