#black and british

[boyjoan]

ACCIDENTALLY WENT INSANE IN MY LOCAL BOOKSHOP

#its an independent that focuses on queer lit and feminist lit and all sorts of other things #but i spent way too much omg.... #i got; #black and british #a series of essays on food (!!!!) #a book on prison abolition #susan sontag on illness #and a book on disability! #i just. want to learn more about so many THINHS #im rlly focused on israel/palestine atm for obvious reasons but i want to include lots of varied learning in 2024 #but holy shit in 2024 i need to stop buying physical books where am i gonna PUT THEM

[semper-legens]

68. Black and British: A Forgotten History, by David Olusoga

Owned: Yes Page count: 529 My summary: People often assume that black British history began with the Windrush. But in this book, David Olusoga delves into the true history of black Britons, from the beginnings of recorded history to the near-modern day. My rating: 5/5

This is one of the most interesting non-fiction books I’ve read. I picked it up from the library when it first came out, and was absolutely absorbed in the history it presents. It’s comprehensive and engaging, looking over the history of black Britons from Roman times to now, and dissects the white British response to the idea of black people in Britain and the varying manifestations of racism through society.

It’s a really interesting history, with a lot more nuance than ‘we were racist in the past and now we’re less racist’. One of the things this book highlighted for me was the somewhat hypocritical racism of white Britons, particularly in the 1800s - they professed to be anti-slavery and were proud of themselves for abolishing slavery in England, but didn’t do much to help enslaved people and were trying to remove black people from their streets. By attempting to ship them off to Sierra Leone, in one instance that totally didn’t resonate with any measures proposed by our current government. White British attitudes tend to be along the lines of being on the side of black people...so long as they’re not in ‘our’ country. We see this too in World War Two, where black GIs stationed in England often found themselves defended against attacks from white GIs by white English people, but at the same time white English women were cautioned against romantic relationships with the same black GIs, and their mixed-race children were horribly treated.

One thing that particularly interested me was England’s reaction to the American Civil War. I’m from Lancashire, and was born in Liverpool, so the news that Liverpool built ships to fight for the Confederacy wasn’t exactly fun. Lancashire was historically in the cotton industry, so many of the local people supported the Confederates to aid in their profession, but not all. Many of the working class mill workers realised they had more in common with enslaved people than the slave owners, and supported the Union even when they were out of a job. It’s an interesting little corner of history and really shows the complicated history this country has with racism.

Next up, back to ancient Rome, as the Emperor himself calls on the detectives to solve a deadly mystery.

#Black and British #David Olusoga #bookblr #book review #book blog #5

[call-me-schmidt]

#i tag everything #saving this one for later #daci's reading #tiktok #hosyreadsbooks #history #british history #peterloo the story of the manchester massacre #jacqueline riding #indian history #william dalrymple #the anarchy #david olusoga #black and british #french history #suzanne lipscomb #the voices of nîmes

[tooace-tobegay-andfunctioning]

The inherent community of black women getting their hair done

#black and british #african #biracial #mixed race #even if everyone is speaking d9ffeent languages #it's just the feeling of community #and belonging #I don't always get that outside my own family when I'm in the uk #(other than queer spaces)

[iguessweallcrazyithinktho]

King Charles has cancer HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH FR WON'T HE DO IT

#king Charles #british royal family #black history month

[eirene]

The Garden of Eden, 1901

Hugh Goldwin Riviere

#Hugh Goldwin Riviere #1900s #early 20th century #black #art #painting #art history #fashion #portrait #gloomy #romance #english art #british art

[crinolinecuriousity]

Dress & Details | c.1890s | British or French

#orange #black #dress #details #evening gown #1890s #french #british #mod fave #historical fashion #historic fashion

[lucys-reading-corner]

Reading David Oludoga’s account of the American revolution in Black and British really makes me question Lin Manuel Miranda’s representation of the founding fathers. When you hear that Washington was all about reclaiming his slaves who left to join the British to gain freedom… is it just me who feels he was presented as distanced from the whole slavery aspect touched on in the musical? To be fair I haven’t watched in ages so could be misremembering but I swear only Jefferson got dragged at all for connections to slavery (rightly so)

#hamilton musical #black and british #american history

[bizarrelittlemew]

Jim, treetop assassin 🔪

#this is making me wanna play assassin's creed again #mirage has just come out and i've had it preordered since january but there has been no time this month lmao #though this makes wanna start a third replay of black flag... my blorbos are in there #and james kidd who is really mary read and is nicknamed jim my beloved #i wanna run around as a rugged blond pirate called edward and SNEAK and kill british soldiers <3 #anyway that was a sidetrack #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #ofmd gifs #ida.stuff #ofmd 2x8 #jim jimenez

[disease]

“SCENES OF VICTORY” GENESIS P-ORRIDGE // 1975

#SCAN #genesis p-orridge #performance art #70s #black and white #monochrome #surreal #TOPY #contemporary art #british #art #u

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Stewart, British Columbia

Taken September 2023

#my photos #my places #british columbia #canada #pacific northwest gothic #bears #black bear #sooty grouse #mines #lonely roads #fog

[adoreaudrey]

Audrey Hepburn in her costume for Gigi. Photographed for British Vogue, 1952

#audrey hepburn #old hollywood #actress #photography #black and white #audrey #inspiration #role model #movie #audreyhepburn #gigi #british vogue #vogue magazine #fashion

[fortunatelynoisycollection]

claire forlani 

#celebrities #actors #actress #hollywood #television #british celebrities #joe black

[sbrown82]

Tina Turner backstage with The Rolling Stones during their 1972 American tour.

#tina turner #mick jagger #the rolling stones #rolling stones #1972 #tour #queen of rock & roll #black music #r.i.p. #rest in peace #music #rock & roll #musicians #rockstars #icons #legends #rock band #rare #candid #british #black women #black woman #african american #concert #backstage #1970s #70s #vintage #retro #sbrown82

[mikibagels]

I've wanted to draw OVA PB Dio for months. That ask I got earlier today reminded me at the right time, so I can finally cross this off my list :) thank you asker!

#dio brando #phantom blood #jojo part 1 #PB #jjba #fanart #jojos bizarre adventure #my art #OVA #who knew human OVA Dio had blue eyes? #not me #anyway i didnt draw him with blue eyes bc he looked..... british (derogatory) #i was born in britain im allowed to say this #anyway #black eyes make him look more evil so a win for me

[melaninpov]

John Boyega in Mens Health

#john boyega #mens health #fitness #melanin poppin #black king #black actors #british actors #nigerian actors #fine black man #gym body #gym motivation #they cloned tyrone #the woman king #star wars #pacific rim #tyrone x reader #fontaine x reader #king ghezo x reader #king ghezo #talented