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Staying power : the history of black people in Britain / Peter Fryer ; foreword by Gary Younge ; introduction by Paul Gilroy.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Fryer, Peter, author.
Contributor:
Younge, Gary, writer of foreword.
Gilroy, Paul, 1956- writer of introduction.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Black people--Great Britain--History.
Black people.
Great Britain--Race relations--History.
Great Britain.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xix, 636 pages)
Edition:
3rd ed.
Place of Publication:
London : Pluto Press, 2018.
Summary:
The classic history of black people in Britain, an epic story that spans the Roman conquest to the present day.
Contents:
Cover
Contents
Foreword - Paul Gilroy
Introduction - Paul Gilroy
Preface
1. 'Those kinde of people'
2. 'Necessary Implements'
3. Britain's slave ports
4. The black community takes shape
5. Eighteenth-century voices
6. Slavery and the law
7. The rise of English racism
8. Up from slavery
9. Challenges to empire
10. Under attack
11. The settlers
12. The new generation
Appendixes
Notes
Suggestions for further reading
Index.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-78680-333-X
OCLC:
1054065685

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