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    Black and British: A short essential history

    Winner of the British Book Awards Children's Illustrated & Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2021.

    A short, essential introduction to Black British history by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.


    When did Africans first come to Britain?

    Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings?

    Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution?

    These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian's Wall right up to the present day.

    This new edition of the bestseller Black and British by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga is Illustrated with maps, photos and portraits.

    Author: David Olusoga

    Brand: Pan Macmillan

    Number of pages: 176 pages

    Binding: Paperback

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