Description
| Product ID: | 9781529052954 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Black and British: An Illustrated History |
| Authors: | Author: David Olusoga, Melleny Taylor, Jake Alexander |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's / Teenage), United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From Roman times to the present day, this is the story of Black British history. <p><b>This beautiful hardback gift book is a stunning visual journey through Black British history for younger readers </b><b>by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. </b><br><br>The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History. David Olusoga’s thought provoking text charts the forgotten histories of Black people in Britain from Roman times right through to the present day.<br><br>From Roman Africans guarding Hadrian’s Wall, to an African trumpeter in the court of Henry the Eighth, Black Georgians fighting for the abolition of slavery, Black soldiers fighting for Britain in the First World War, Windrush and right up today. These are the stories that brought us all together in this country.<br><br>When did Africans first come to Britain?<br><br>Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings?<br><br>Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution?<br><br>These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history.<br><br><b>This children's edition of the bestseller <i>Black and British: A Forgotten History</i> is beautifully illustrated in full-colour with maps, portrait galleries, timelines, photos and portraits.</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-11-11 |
