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- catalog abstract "Staying Power is recognised as the definitive history of black people in Britain, an epic story that begins with the Roman conquest and continues to this day. In a comprehensive account, Peter Fryer reveals how Africans, Asians and their descendants, previously hidden from history, have profoundly influenced and shaped events in Britain over the course of the last two thousand years. This new edition includes a foreword by Paul Gilroy explaining the genesis of the book and its continuing significance in black history today.".
- catalog contributor b1656970.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Race relations History.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Race relations.".
- catalog created "1984.".
- catalog date "1984".
- catalog date "1984.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1984.".
- catalog description "D. William Cuffay's speech from the dock, 1848 -- E. J.R. Archer's presidential address to the inaugural meeting of the African Progress Union, 1918 -- F. Birmingham, the metal industries, and the slave trade -- G. Eighteenth-century biographies -- H. Visitors, 1832-1919 -- I. Prize-fighters, 1791-1902.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Staying Power is recognised as the definitive history of black people in Britain, an epic story that begins with the Roman conquest and continues to this day. In a comprehensive account, Peter Fryer reveals how Africans, Asians and their descendants, previously hidden from history, have profoundly influenced and shaped events in Britain over the course of the last two thousand years. This new edition includes a foreword by Paul Gilroy explaining the genesis of the book and its continuing significance in black history today.".
- catalog description "The rise of English racism. Race prejudice and racism ; The demonology of race ; Plantocracy racism ; Pseudo-scientific racism -- Up from slavery. The black poor ; Resistance and self-emancipation ; Abolitionists and radicals ; The black radicals ; The everyday struggle -- Challenges to empire. William Cuffay ; Mary Seacole ; Ira Aldridge ; Samuel Taylor Coleridge ; Challenges from Asia ; The rise of Pan-Africanism ; Black workers and soldiers -- Under attack. Racism as riot: 1919 ; Claude McKay and the Horror on the Rhine ; Defence and cournter-attack ; Racism as colour bar ; Racism as riot: 1948 -- The settlers. The post-war immigration ; Racism as riot: 1958 ; Surrender to racism -- The new generation. Born at a disadvantage ; Police against black people ; Resistance and rebellion -- Appendixes. A. Letter from Olaudah Equiano to Thomas Hardy, 1792 -- B. Letter from William Davidson to Sarah Davidson, 1820 -- C. Letter from Robert Wedderburn to Francis Place, 1831 -- ".
- catalog description "Those kinde of people. Africans in Britannia ; Africans in Scotland ; Africans in England ; Queen Elizabeth's response ; A Khoi-khoin in England -- Necessary implements. Sugar and slavery ; Chattels and status symbols ; Pageant performers -- Britain's slave ports. A profitable business ; The slave-merchants of Bristol and Liverpool ; London as a slave port: the West India lobby ; Competition ; Quality control ; Black people in slave ports ; The slave ports' self-image -- The black community takes shape. Early black organizations ; Black people at work ; Asians in Britain ; Black musicians -- Eighteenth-century voices. Ukawsaw Gronniosaw ; Phyllis Wheatley ; Ignatius Sancho ; Ottobah Cugoano ; Olaudah Equiano -- Slavery and the law. The legal pendulum ; Granville Sharpe challenges the slave-owners ; The Somerset case ; Slavery and the Scottish law ; Mass murder on the high seas ; The Grace Jones case -- ".
- catalog extent "xiii, 632 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0861047494 (pbk.) :".
- catalog identifier "0861047745 (hard)".
- catalog issued "1984".
- catalog issued "1984.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Pluto Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Race relations History.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Race relations.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "Blacks Great Britain History.".
- catalog subject "DA125.N4 F785 1984".
- catalog subject "HD6304 .F794".
- catalog tableOfContents "D. William Cuffay's speech from the dock, 1848 -- E. J.R. Archer's presidential address to the inaugural meeting of the African Progress Union, 1918 -- F. Birmingham, the metal industries, and the slave trade -- G. Eighteenth-century biographies -- H. Visitors, 1832-1919 -- I. Prize-fighters, 1791-1902.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The rise of English racism. Race prejudice and racism ; The demonology of race ; Plantocracy racism ; Pseudo-scientific racism -- Up from slavery. The black poor ; Resistance and self-emancipation ; Abolitionists and radicals ; The black radicals ; The everyday struggle -- Challenges to empire. William Cuffay ; Mary Seacole ; Ira Aldridge ; Samuel Taylor Coleridge ; Challenges from Asia ; The rise of Pan-Africanism ; Black workers and soldiers -- Under attack. Racism as riot: 1919 ; Claude McKay and the Horror on the Rhine ; Defence and cournter-attack ; Racism as colour bar ; Racism as riot: 1948 -- The settlers. The post-war immigration ; Racism as riot: 1958 ; Surrender to racism -- The new generation. Born at a disadvantage ; Police against black people ; Resistance and rebellion -- Appendixes. A. Letter from Olaudah Equiano to Thomas Hardy, 1792 -- B. Letter from William Davidson to Sarah Davidson, 1820 -- C. Letter from Robert Wedderburn to Francis Place, 1831 -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "Those kinde of people. Africans in Britannia ; Africans in Scotland ; Africans in England ; Queen Elizabeth's response ; A Khoi-khoin in England -- Necessary implements. Sugar and slavery ; Chattels and status symbols ; Pageant performers -- Britain's slave ports. A profitable business ; The slave-merchants of Bristol and Liverpool ; London as a slave port: the West India lobby ; Competition ; Quality control ; Black people in slave ports ; The slave ports' self-image -- The black community takes shape. Early black organizations ; Black people at work ; Asians in Britain ; Black musicians -- Eighteenth-century voices. Ukawsaw Gronniosaw ; Phyllis Wheatley ; Ignatius Sancho ; Ottobah Cugoano ; Olaudah Equiano -- Slavery and the law. The legal pendulum ; Granville Sharpe challenges the slave-owners ; The Somerset case ; Slavery and the Scottish law ; Mass murder on the high seas ; The Grace Jones case -- ".
- catalog title "Staying power : the history of black people in Britain / Peter Fryer.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".