Black and British: An Illustrated History

A beautiful hardback gift book that explores Black British history for younger readers, written by award-winning historian David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. It covers forgotten histories from Roman times to the present day, including stories of Black people in Britain, such as Roman Africans, African trumpeters, and Black soldiers. The book is filled with full-color illustrations, maps, timelines, photos, and portraits.

Format: Hardback
Length: 80 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

From Roman times to the present day, this is the story of Black British history

This beautiful hardback gift book is a stunning visual journey through Black British history for younger readers by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History. David Olusoga's thought provoking text charts the forgotten histories of Black people in Britain from Roman times right through to the present day.

From Roman Africans guarding Hadrian's Wall, to an African trumpeter in the court of Henry the Eighth, Black Georgians fighting for the abolition of slavery, Black soldiers fighting for Britain in the First World War, Windrush and right up today. These are the stories that brought us all together in this country. 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.

This children's edition of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is beautifully illustrated in full-colour with maps, portrait galleries, timelines, photos and portraits.

Weight: 768g
Dimension: 257 x 308 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529052954