Black England: A Forgotten Georgian History by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina

Black England: A Forgotten Georgian History

Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina

304 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced

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The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country after 1945 is a common mistake. Georgian England had a large and distinctive Black community. Whether prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, they all ran the risk of kidnap and sale to plantati...

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informative 100%
challenging 57%
inspiring 42%
dark 28%
reflective 28%
sad 28%
emotional 14%
hopeful 14%
tense 14%

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slow 25%

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