Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain

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University of Alberta, 1984 - 632 Seiten
Staying Power is recognised as the definitive history of black people in Britain, an epic story that begins with the Roman conquest and continues to this day. In a comprehensive account, Peter Fryer reveals how Africans, Asians and their descendants, previously hidden from history, have profoundly influenced and shaped events in Britain over the course of the last two thousand years.

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Those kinde of people
1
Necessary Implements
14
Britains slave ports33
33
The black community takes shape67
67
Eighteenthcentury voices89
89
Slavery and the law
113
The rise of English racism
133
Up from slavery
191
The settlers372
372
The new generation
387
A Letter from Olaudah Equiano to Thomas Hardy 1792
403
E J R Archers presidential address to the inaugural meeting
410
F Birmingham the metal industries and the slave trade417
417
H Visitors 18321919
432
Prizefighters 17911902
445
Suggestions for further reading598
598

Challenges to empire
237
Under attack
298

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Autoren-Profil (1984)

Peter Fryer is the author of the classic Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain and, more recently, Rhythms of Resistance: African Musical Heritage in Brazil, also available from Pluto Press. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary who recognised his "continuous support of the Hungarian revolution and freedom fight". He died in 2006.

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