Black British History

For over a thousand years before the Empire Windrush docked on British shores, people of African descent have played a significant and far-ranging role in the country's history, from the African soldiers on Hadrian's Wall to the Black British intellectuals who made London a hub of radical, Pan-African ideas. But while there has been a growing interest in this history, there has been little recognition of the sheer breadth and diversity of the Black British experience, until now. This collection combines the latest work from both established and emerging scholars of Black history. It spans the centuries from the first Black Britons of the Roman period, to the civil rights activism of Black Lives Matter today, covering everything from Shakespeare to abolitionism and the end of empire in between. An invaluable resource for both future scholarship and those looking for a useful introduction to black British history, Black British History has the potential to transform our understanding of Britain, and of its place in the world.