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Black and British

By: David Olusoga
Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
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Publisher's Summary

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Illustrated and Non-Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020

A short, essential introduction to Black British history for listeners of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.

When did Africans first come to Britain?

Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings?

Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution?

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.

Macmillan Children's Books will donate 50p from every copy sold to The Black Curriculum.

©2020 David Olusoga (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd

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