Mary Prince (1788-1833) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in Bermuda. The published story of her slavery was the first account of the life of a black woman to be published in England and the book had a galvanizing effect on the anti-slavery movement.Mary Prince (1788-1833) was a Bermudian woman, born into slavery in ...

A reading list of books related to the ongoing Black presence in Britain, Slavery, colonialism and black Settlement in the U.K The list is by no means exhaustive! Books about Black British History Staying Power-The History of Black people in Britain by Peter Fryer (Pluto Press 1984) Black England-Life before Emancipation by Gretchen Gerzina (John Murray,1995) Black Settlers in Britain 1555-1958 by ...

Caribbean Women in WW2 Britain There were plenty Caribbean Women serving in WW2. When we think of the British Armed Forces, there is often a tendency to think exclusively of men.  In the past this has been largely due to the majority of Armed forces being made of almost entirely of men. However, WW2 saw plenty of Women sign ...

When the Government of the day start to role out their ministers, in defence of a topic that they have already managed to largely keep out of the mainstream agenda, you know something's afoot.  Perhaps they sense that restless educators and equality campaigners see right through their piecemeal offerings on black British history. In recent weeks ...

Andrew Watson was the perhaps, world's first black international football player, capped three times for Scotland between 1881 and 1882 and considered as one of the top ten most important players of the 19th century.Andrew Watson (born May 1857, Demerara, British Guiana; died in Sydney, Australia, date unknown) was the world's first black international football ...

Contributed Email from Historian Jeffrey Green African American Fugitive My latest entry on my website (put  Jeffrey Green Historian  into your search engine) is page 107 and concerns fugitive slave John Anderson who killed a man in Missouri in 1853 en route to freedom in Canada. In 1860-1861 the legal arguments over extradition attracted a lot of ...

Four Generations of Military all Firstborns: We all just fell into rank when it was our time. What it all has meant, I don’t know? Only future generations can judge us. We Lewis Soldiers are just regular blue collared folks, African American Soldiers, yet, the descendent's of Slaves. The main lesson I have learned, was we just ...

Tonight I read an article about how a teacher used hands on, unorthodox methods to teaching Slavery in Schools I used to work in Education and was lucky enough to visit Liverpool's Maritime Museum with a school trip of 7th grade students. Despite hearing rave reviews about the museum (also know as the slavery museum) I ...

The Nubians are an ancient African people whose forbears have been living in the Nile Valley for thousands of years.  Nubian culture in this area has been dated to the Late Palaeolithic (ca. 25,000 B.C.), and the history of Nubia includes the kingdoms of Kush (Kerma, Napata, and Meroe), as well as the Kushite pharaohs who founded ...

Are you interested in uncovering your family history? If the answer is yes, A project running in Harlesden might be just the thing for you then. Harlesden Routes is a free family history programme which will run between January to March 2013. The projects aims to support local people in taking the first steps in learning and ...

Jack F. Leslie was a former black football player in Britain. He signed for Plymouth Argyle from Barking Town in 1921.Jack F. Leslie is a former football player. He signed for Plymouth Argyle from Barking Town in 1921. Leslie scored over 400 goals in his career, 134 of those for Plymouth in 400 appearances. He ...

The excerpt below is taken from a London diary. It outlines the treatment of African American soldiers in England during WW2. American Soliders Assault West Indian The village hall is large and pleasant, and the Clerk of the Council, who sat at the receipt of custom and kept a fatherly eye on everything, is an efficient and ...