Black and British: A Short, Essential History
by David Olusoga
Black and British: A Short, Essential History by historian David Olusoga is the children’s book version of his book Black and British: A Forgotten History. Starting with the Romans, it goes through to the 20th century, highlighting an important part of history that was traditionally ignored. As Olusoga—now a Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester—writes in the opening lines of the book, “When I was at school there was no Black history.”
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Hot off the presses this Black history month, this book is British historian David Olusoga’s children’s book version of Black and British (see below). If you’re a slow reader, or just don’t have much time to read and just want a quick and interesting overview of a subject, a book aimed at children is a great way to go. The book has chapters covering the Romans, the Tudors, the Georgians, the Victorians, the two World Wars, and the 20th century.
