{"product_id":"9781399804905-black-england","title":"Black England","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Forgotten Georgian History\u003cbr\u003eA powerful history of the forgotten lives of black Georgian Britain, with a foreword by ZADIE SMITH.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eThe classic book on Black people in Georgian London' DAVID OLUSOGA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply researched, lucidly written and utterly fascinating . If you ever thought Black British history started with Windrush, read this book' GREG JENNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorgian England had a large and distinctive Black community. There were special churches, Black-only balls, many became famous and respected. But all, whether prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, lived under the constant threat of kidnap and sale to plantations. \u003ci\u003eBlack England \u003c\/i\u003etells their stories, bringing their triumphs and tortures to vivid life, revealing a dramatic forgotten chapter of our shared past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBlack England\u003c\/i\u003e taught me more history than I ever learned at school. Gretchen Gerzina tells it as it was, so we know how it is . a book that will be relevant for ever' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40877805764705,"sku":"9781399804905","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40031629.jpg?v=1771483930","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399804905-black-england","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}