Staying Power: The History of Black People in BritainStaying 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. |
Contents
Those kinde of people | 1 |
Necessary Implements | 14 |
Britains slave ports33 | 33 |
The black community takes shape | 67 |
Eighteenthcentury voices | 89 |
Slavery and the law | 113 |
The rise of English racism | 133 |
Up from slavery | 191 |
The settlers372 | 372 |
The new generation387 | 387 |
A Letter from Olaudah Equiano to Thomas Hardy 1792403 | 403 |
E J R Archers presidential address to the inaugural meeting | 410 |
F Birmingham the metal industries and the slave trade | 417 |
H Visitors 18321919 | 432 |
I | 445 |
Suggestions for further reading598 | 598 |
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