Black British History: New Perspectives

by Hakim Adi (Editor)

Overview

For over 1500 years before the Empire Windrush docked on British shores, people of African descent have played a significant and far-ranging role in the country's history, from the African soldiers on Hadrian's Wall to the Black British intellectuals who made London a hub of radical, Pan-African ideas. But while there has been a growing interest in this history, there has been little recognition of the sheer breadth and diversity of the Black British experience, until now.

This collection combines the latest work from both established and emerging scholars of Black British history. It spans the centuries from the first Black Britons to the latest African migrants, covering everything from Africans in Tudor England to the movement for reparations, and the never ending struggles against racism in between.

An invaluable resource for both future scholarship and those looking for a useful introduction to Black British history, Black British History: New Perspectives has the potential to transform our understanding of Britain, and of its place in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786994264
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/15/2019
Series:	Blackness in Britain
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	592,990
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Hakim Adi is Professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora at the University of Chichester, UK and a trustee of the Black Cultural Archive in London. He also has served as an historical advisor to the Museum of London Docklands, and to the Black Cultural Archive's Young Historians project. His other works include Introduction to Black British History (2018), Pan-Africanism: A Global History (2018), and Pan-Africanism and Communism (2013).
Hakim Adi is Professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora at the University of Chichester, and a trustee of the Black Cultural Archive in London. He also has served as an historical advisor to the Museum of London Docklands, and to the Black Cultural Archive's Young Historians project. His other works include Introduction to Black British History (2018), Pan-Africanism: A Global History (2018), and Pan-Africanism and Communism (2013).

Table of Contents

About the contributors vii

Introduction Hakim Adi 1

1 'Blackamoores' have their own names in early modern England Onyeka Nubia 15

2 Between colony and metropole: empire, race and power in eighteenth-century Britain Molly Corlett 37

3 'Race', rank, and the politics of inter-war commemoration of African and Caribbean servicemen in Britain John Siblon 52

4 'You ask for bread, they give you hot lead': when Caribbean radicals protested against conscription for colonial subjects Kesewa John 71

5 Before Notting Hill: the Causeway Green 'riots' of 1949 Kevin Searle 90

6 History beyond borders: teaching Black Britain and reimagining black liberation Kennetta Perry 107

7 'The Spirit of Bandung' in 1970s Britain: the Black Liberation Front's revolutionary transnationalism W. Chris Johnson 125

8 The evolution of ideas and practices among African-centred organisations in the UK, 1975-2015 Claudius Adisa Steven 144

9 The New Cross Fire of 1981 and its aftermath Carol Pierre 162

10 The long road of Pan-African liberation to reparatory justice Esther Stanford-Xosei 176

11 Quest for a cohesive diaspora African community: reliving historic experiences by Black Zimbabweans in Britain Christopher Roy Zembe 199

Selected bibliography 218

Index 223

Editorial Reviews

A truly ground-breaking collection bringing new and important insights to the history of Black people in Britain. Black British History is a powerful body of work that reimagines the role Blackness in Britain. An indispensable contribution to how we understand Britain.” —Kehinde Andrews, author of Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century

From the Publisher

“A truly ground-breaking collection bringing new and important insights to the history of Black people in Britain. Black British History is a powerful body of work that reimagines the role Blackness in Britain. An indispensable contribution to how we understand Britain.”

 

Kehinde Andrews