Black England av Gretchen Gerzina

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<p>''This book brings history alive'' BERNADINE EVARISTO<br><br><b>WITH A BRAND NEW FOREWORD FROM ZADIE SMITH</b><br><br><i>''Black England </i>is a book that will be relevant for ever'' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH<br><br>----------------<br>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. <i>Black England </i>tells their dramatic, often moving stories.<br><br>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 <i>Interesting Narrative </