Black Convicts: How slavery shaped Australia by Santilla Chingaipe

Black Convicts: How slavery shaped Australia by Santilla ChingaipeThe story of Australia's Black convicts has been all but erased from our history. In this deeply researched and illuminating book, Santilla Chingaipe offers a fresh understanding of this fatal shore, showing how empire, slavery, race and memory have shaped this nation. On the First Fleet of 1788, at least 15 convicts were of African descent. By 1840 the number of Black transportees had risen to over 500. Among them were John Caesar, who became

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