Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize
Winner of the Longman History Today Trustees' Award
Longlisted for the Orwell Prize
Unflinching and revealing, Black and British is a vital history that reveals how black British lives have been woven into the fabric of the nation for centuries - from Roman Britain to the Black Lives Matter protests.
Drawing on new research, original records and expert testimony, David Olusoga's Black and British shows us exactly why black history is not a separate or marginalized story, but an integral part of Britain's cultural and economic life.
Stretching back as far as Roman Britain, the medieval imagination, Elizabethan 'blackamoors' and the global slave-trading empire, it shows that the great industrial boom of the nineteenth century was built on American slavery, and that black Britons fought at Trafalgar and in the trenches of both World Wars.
Now fully revised and updated to include the Windrush scandal and the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a history that reveals how the lives of black and white Britons have been entwined for centuries - a history that belongs to us all.
| ISBN: | 9781529065602 |
| Publication date: | 10th June 2021 |
| Author: | David Olusoga |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 640 pages |
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Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman PrizeWinner of the Longman History Today Trustees' AwardLonglisted for the Orwell PrizeUnflinching and revealing, Black and British is a vital history that reveals how black British lives have been woven into the fabric of the nation for centuries - from Roman Britain to the Black Lives Matter protests.Drawing on new research, original records and expert testimony, David Olusoga's Black and British shows us exactly why black history is not a separate or marginalized story, but an integral part of Britain's cultural and economic life.Stretching back as far as Roman Britain, the medieval imagination, Elizabethan 'blackamoors' and the global slave-trading empire, it shows that the great industrial boom of the nineteenth century was built on American slavery, and that black Britons fought at Trafalgar and in the trenches of both World Wars.Now fully revised and updated to include the Windrush scandal and the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a history that reveals how the lives of black and white Britons have been entwined for centuries - a history that belongs to us all.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Black and British and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Black and British features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Books for Teachers, History, PSHE: Bullying and Discrimination, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
Paperback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Black and British was written by David Olusoga and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Black and British has 640 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.
