Who are the current historians of the Black diaspora in Britain? The
names that spring to my mind are those of George Shepperson, Terence
Ranger, Paul Edwards and others of their generation, who are now retired
or dead.
How large and extensive was the black population of Britain before the
C18? Was it really more than a number of relatively isolated
accidentals, including servants and courtiers, occasional seamen,
planters' women and children, traders and emissaries, and so forth. Has
anyone done for the ex-African people in Britain what Rozina Visram has
done for the Asian peoples, and pulled together what information there
is?
I just don't know, and would be glad of information.
Thanks in advance.
Peter Freshwater
In message <008e01c22212$fdbd6a00$813787d9@99fr10j>, Marika Sherwood
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>Everyone,
>In my experience in the US it is either forgotten or ignored that the UK has
>had a Black population for longer than the one in the USA, and that we have
>had a settlement of people from the subcontinent since the 18th century.
>Could we get it together to suggest a panel?
>(I've not asked them if there is any funding available for travel etc for
>those of us not supported by institutions.)
>Marika Sherwood
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Peter B. Freshwater
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