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    The first study of its kind, exploring the experiences of some of the black American citizens who ventured forth to Britain in the nineteenth century.With the arrival of black Americans in Britain during the Victorian era, residents of villages, towns, and cities from Dorchester to Cambridge, Belfast to Hull, and Dumfries to Brighton heard about slavery and repression in the US, and learned of the ... Leer más

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  • Without Us

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    Without Us explores a powerful, thought-provoking question: What would the world look like without Black people, their labor, and their unrecognized genius?In Without Us the reader is invited to see beyond the stereotypes and biases that often obscure Black brilliance, discovering the essential impact of individuals whose legacies remain woven into our daily lives. These stories reveal the lives ... Leer más

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  • Legacies of British Slave-Ownership

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