{"product_id":"9781529052954","title":"Black and British: An Illustrated History","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Olusoga, David, Alexander, Jake, Taylor, Melleny \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 November 2021 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Children's Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 80 pages\u003cbr\u003e257 x 308 x 13 | 744g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful hardback gift book is a stunning visual journey through Black British history for younger readers by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History. David Olusoga’s thought provoking text charts the forgotten histories of Black people in Britain from Roman times right through to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Roman Africans guarding Hadrian’s Wall, to an African trumpeter in the court of Henry the Eighth, Black Georgians fighting for the abolition of slavery, Black soldiers fighting for Britain in the First World War, Windrush and right up today. These are the stories that brought us all together in this country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis children's edition of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is beautifully illustrated in full-colour with maps, portrait galleries, timelines, photos and portraits.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olusoga, David, Alexander, Jake, Taylor, Melleny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51010854584657,"sku":"9781529052954","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9781529052954.jpg?v=1745487007","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9781529052954","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}