Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War by Stephen Bourne

Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War

Stephen Bourne

174 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced

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In 1914, there were at least 10,000 black Britons, many of African and West Indian heritage, fiercely loyal to their Mother Country. Despite being discouraged from serving in the British Army during World War I, men managed to join all branches of...

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