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Jack Leslie


Jack Leslie

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 ...

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Mixed Marriage Record 1770


Mixed Marriage 1770

Marriage Record Record of a Michael Thomas(Black) & Ann Brandley (White) being married in Southwark on November 5th, 1770. This Morning Michael Thomas, a black, and Ann Brandley, a white, were married at St. Olave's, Southwark; but while the ceremony was performing a preƒs-gang interupted the minister in the celebration of his office; upon which a conteƒt ...

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Soft Lights and Sweet Music – Elisabeth Welch on Screen


Elizabeth Welch

Soft Lights and Sweet Music Elisabeth Welch on Screen with Stephen Bourne Saturday 29 October 2011 @ 2:30pm-5.00pm Elisabeth Welch’s biographer, Stephen Bourne, will share his personal memories of the stage and screen legend. Born in New York, Elisabeth settled in London in 1933 and became the most famous Black woman in pre-war Britain. Her 70-year career included work ...

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Black Romans At Hadrians Wall


Black Romans at Hadrians Wall In the 3rd Century AD. the Libyan born emporer of Rome sent a "Division of Moors" to be Garisoned at Hadrians Wall.In the 3rd Century AD. the Libyan born Emperer of Rome sent a "Division of Moors" to be Garrisoned at Hadrians Wall. The division was named (Numerus Maurorum Aurelianorum) after ...

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Len Johnson – Black British Boxer


Len-Johnson - Black British Boxer

Len Johnson was a Black British Boxer from Manchester rising through the fairground Boxing Booths. Johnson had an Illustrious career. He started his professional career in 1921although he had fought in boxing booths before turning professional. He used the boxing booths for practise, and in particular the booths of Bill Moore. Moore was a very respected boxing ...

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Ottobah Cugoano – Abolitionist


Ottobah Cugoano

Ottobah Cugoano was born around 1757 in Ghana, he was kidnapped as a slave at around thirteen. He came to England from Grenada in 1752 and was set free. He was advised to be baptised to avoid being resold into Slavery he took the name John Steuart. He had close association with Oloudah Equiano and ...

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The Only Black Man on the Titanic


Hatian family on the titanic

There was a Haitian man on the Titanic There was a Haitian man on the ship! His uncle was President of Haiti! Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche was the only black man, a Haitian man, to perish in the Titanic; that's after he saved his wife and kids. Laroche was born in Cap Haitian, Haiti , on May 26, ...

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Music, New Markets, African and Caribbean Biodiversity


I'm browsing the shelves of my office bookshelf. This is, in fact, the philosophy section at the local library, but i'm sure that many of the web community out there will be familiar with this analogy. I'm also very excited at the impending Summer launch of the BBake entertainment service. BBake at www.bbake.com will allow you to ...

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Taking the BNP seriously: Simplistic condemnation is not enough


British National Party

Edmund Standing, April 19th 2009, 4:07 pm What the BNPs modernisation reveals about modern Britain The BNPs rebranding strategy reveals something very interesting about Britain, and white British people in particular. For years, by promoting racial nationalism, the BNP remained an utterly marginal organisation, largely attracting hardcore racists, skinheads, and social misfits. The fact that the ...

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Who was your favourite footballer and why?


victor_anichebe1

We all have our favourites for one reason or another, maybe your favourite player was the first black player to play for your local team, or perhaps he was a prolific goalscorer with amazing skills.  Who was your Favourite footballer and why?

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BLACK SCREEN BRITAIN


Tuesday 11.30am March 31st & April 7th 2009 BBC Radio 4 and on BBC i-player for 7 days after broadcast Programme 1: Less than 50 years ago a passionate bedroom kiss between a white man and a black woman in a popular television soap opera was the stuff of tabloid headlines. So risque that, in ...

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Dumped in Africa; Britain’s Toxic Waste


Electronic waste dump in Lagos, Nigeria

Tonnes of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa in flagrant breach of this country’s obligation to ensure its rapidly growing mountain of defunct televisions, computers and gadgets are disposed of safely. Hundreds of thousands of discarded items, which under British law must be dismantled or recycled by specialist contractors, ...

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