Ikon Macmillan Children's Books Black And British: A Short Essential History

By David Olusoga.

When did Africans first come to Britain?Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings?Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution?These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian’s Wall right up to the present day.This children's version of the bestseller  Black and British: A Forgotten History  is illustrated with maps, photos and portraits.