Black and British

A Short Essential History

De: David Olusoga

Narrado por: Ben Onwukwe

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Illustrated and Non-Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020

A short, essential introduction to Black British history for readers of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.

When did Africans first come to Britain?

Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings?

Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution?

These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian’s Wall right up to the present day.

©2020 David Olusoga (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd

Smart and Illuminating

It discusses the good and bad quite objectively. Many people said that Britain did not have a racial problem unlike the United States. That’s simply not the case and this book explains how the nations are similar and different.Well done.

Rich, Relevant, eye opening

Thank you for this amazing piece of what hopefully will become a standard read at school. My eyes got opened and I got inspired to learn more about British history. I feel like my understanding of British history is much more grounded now. As a foreigner, a continental European of mixed race’s background, something about British history has been very difficult to grasp and always felt nebulous. Now some not only missing, but fundamental pieces are finally put together for the whole picture. Great performance. Good writing, easy to understand. Listened to it in one day.

A great lesson!

I encourage everyone to read this book. It's an interesting rendition of a broader understanding of world history.

What a great book

If your born in the Uk or now reside in the UK, this book is a must to learn about British history.
Black people around the world have suffered and the UK is no exception.
10 stars..