![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve listed these out at the end of this review as a reminder to myself as much as anything. ![]() It is to contrast with my own detached, academic position as a white British reader.įollowing an introduction which gives an outline of the contents of the whole book, the chapters proceed in chronological order with some themes relating to the same time covered in separate chapters. This is absolutely in no way a criticism of Olusoga, or a reason to ignore the contents of this book. When the National Front were hounding people out of their homes, it was he who was being hounded out. As a British-Nigerian this is visceral, the talk by Enoch Powell of “sending back” non-white citizens of Britain meant he feared he would be separated from his family as a boy. The first thing that struck me about this book was the Preface where Olusoga writes about his motivation for writing the book. Although, to be honest, I bought it before I realised and in all likelihood by the time you read this Black History Month will have finished. Since October was Black History Month I thought Black and British: A Forgotten History by David Olusoga would make a very appropriate read. ![]()
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