'Olusoga's account challenges narrow visions of Britain's past. 'Lucid and accessible.' - Herald Scotland will inspire and will come to be seen as a major effort to address one of the greatest silences in British historiography' - David Dabydeen, New Statesman Such sources give his writing freshness, originality and compassion. ' has discovered new and exciting research materials. 'A thrilling tale of excavation' - Colin Grant, Guardian

'A radical reappraisal of the parameters of history, exposing lacunae in the nation's version of its past.' - Arifa Akbar, Guardian It is thoroughly researched and there are many interesting anecdotes.' - Kwasi Kwarteng, The Sunday Times Written with a wonderful clarity of style and with great force and passion. ' comprehensive and important history of black Britain. David Olusoga, in keeping with the high standards of his earlier books, is a superb guide.' - Adam Hochschild 'You could not ask for a more judicious, comprehensive and highly readable survey of a part of British history that has been so long overlooked or denied. Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 9781529065602 Number of pages: 640 Weight: 500 g Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 47 mm MEDIA REVIEWS

Unflinching, confronting taboos, and revealing hitherto unknown scandals, Olusoga describes how the lives of black and white Britons have been entwined for centuries. It is not a singular history, but one that belongs to us all.

Black British history is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation. It shows that the great industrial boom of the nineteenth century was built on American slavery, and that black Britons fought at Trafalgar and in the trenches of both World Wars. It is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation and it belongs to us all.ĭrawing on new genealogical research, original records, and expert testimony, Black and British reaches back to Roman Britain, the medieval imagination, Elizabethan 'blackamoors' and the global slave-trading empire. Black and British is vivid confirmation that black history can no longer be kept separate and marginalised. This edition, fully revised and updated, features a new chapter encompassing the Windrush scandal and the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, events which put black British history at the centre of urgent national debate.

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