Patrick Vernon: Making Black British Lives Part of the National Story
The campaigner and coauthor of 100 Great Black Britons has connected family history, Windrush remembrance and public health through decades of community work.
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Children of Black American GIs: Family and Belonging in Post-war Britain
Read the article: Children of Black American GIs: Family and Belonging in Post-war BritainThe children of Black American servicemen and white British women grew up in many kinds of families. Their memories reveal affection, separation and prejudice, and the…
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Black Britain in 1900: Lives at the Beginning of a New Century
Read the article: Black Britain in 1900: Lives at the Beginning of a New CenturyLong before the Empire Windrush arrived, Black people were treating patients, earning wages, making music and bringing up families in Britain. Looking closely at the years…