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Black England

- A Forgotten Georgian History
Af: Gretchen Gerzina Engelsk Hardback

Black England

- A Forgotten Georgian History
Af: Gretchen Gerzina Engelsk Hardback
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''This book brings history alive'' BERNADINE EVARISTO

WITH A BRAND NEW FOREWORD FROM ZADIE SMITH

''Black England is a book that will be relevant for ever'' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

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The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country after 1945 is a common mistake. Georgian England had a large and distinctive Black community. Whether prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, they all ran the risk of kidnap and sale to plantations. Black England tells their dramatic, often moving stories.

In the eighteenth century, Black people could be found in clubs and pubs, there were special churches, Black-only balls and organisations for helping Black people who were out of work or in trouble. Many were famous and respected: most notably Francis Barber, Doctor Johnson''s beloved manservant; Ignatius Sancho, a correspondent of Laurence Sterne; Francis Williams, a Cambridge scholar, and Olaudah Equiano whose Interesting Narrative went into multiple editions. But far more were ill-paid and ill-treated servants or beggars, despite having served Britain in war and on the seas. For alongside the free world there was slavery, from which many of these Black Britons had escaped.

The triumphs and tortures of Black England, the Ambivalent relations between the races, sometimes tragic, sometimes heart-warming, are brought to life in this wonderfully readable history. Black England explores a fascinating chapter of our shared past, a chapter that has been ignored too long.

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''This book brings history alive'' BERNADINE EVARISTO

WITH A BRAND NEW FOREWORD FROM ZADIE SMITH

''Black England is a book that will be relevant for ever'' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH

----------------
The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country after 1945 is a common mistake. Georgian England had a large and distinctive Black community. Whether prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, they all ran the risk of kidnap and sale to plantations. Black England tells their dramatic, often moving stories.

In the eighteenth century, Black people could be found in clubs and pubs, there were special churches, Black-only balls and organisations for helping Black people who were out of work or in trouble. Many were famous and respected: most notably Francis Barber, Doctor Johnson''s beloved manservant; Ignatius Sancho, a correspondent of Laurence Sterne; Francis Williams, a Cambridge scholar, and Olaudah Equiano whose Interesting Narrative went into multiple editions. But far more were ill-paid and ill-treated servants or beggars, despite having served Britain in war and on the seas. For alongside the free world there was slavery, from which many of these Black Britons had escaped.

The triumphs and tortures of Black England, the Ambivalent relations between the races, sometimes tragic, sometimes heart-warming, are brought to life in this wonderfully readable history. Black England explores a fascinating chapter of our shared past, a chapter that has been ignored too long.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781399804882
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 139980488X
Kategori: Relating to Black British African people
Udg. Dato: 29 sep 2022
Længde: 35mm
Bredde: 242mm
Højde: 163mm
Forlag: John Murray Press
Oplagsdato: 29 sep 2022
Forfatter(e): Gretchen Gerzina
Forfatter(e) Gretchen Gerzina

Kategori Relating to Black British African people

ISBN-13 9781399804882

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 35mm

Bredde 242mm

Højde 163mm

Udg. Dato 29 sep 2022

Oplagsdato 29 sep 2022

Forlag John Murray Press

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