Reconstructing the Black Past: Blacks in Britain 1780-1830

Reconstructing the Black Past: Blacks in Britain 1780-1830This book examines the character and composition of the black population of Britain between 1780 and 1830, previous studies of which have been hampered by a lack of demographic evidence. Drawing heavily from data collected from parish registers, contemporary newspapers and journals, parliamentary papers and the records of merchants involved in the slave trade, the author ventures beyond existing research to examine the age structure and sex ratios of

The book concludes with empirical research studies of African identity

using their imagination and drive to seize opportunities and break through barriers

The Wailers

Desirae Fernandez is kicked out of her parents' home in Little Havana on her eighteenth birthday

you and your daughter will learn together

My husband leaving me

This is a comprehensive review of the representation of the black woman in South African English literature from the 1650's to the 1970's

Foreword by Dr

But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives

and she shows that even as black participation helped sustain the movement ideologically and militarily

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize

Nothing could prepare any of them for what happens next