Description
| Product ID: | 9781529063394 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Black and British: A short, essential history |
| Authors: | Author: David Olusoga |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| 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>Winner of the Book of the Year, </b><b>Children's Illustrated and Non-Fiction</b><b> at The British Book Awards, 2021</b><br><br><b>Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020</b><br><b><br>A short, essential introduction to Black British history for readers of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.<br></b><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: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian’s Wall right up to the present day.<br><br>This children's version of the bestseller <i>Black and British: A Forgotten History</i> is illustrated with maps, photos and portraits.<br><br>Macmillan Children's Books will donate 50p from every copy sold to The Black Curriculum.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Children's Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-10-01 |
