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Staying power : the history of black people in Britain / Peter Fryer ; foreword by Gary Younge ; introduction by Paul Gilroy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fryer, Peter, author.
- 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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