num_pages: 128
description: The photographs that have been selected for this book trace the relationship of London to her black citizens over the last 100 years, chronicling the working lives of ordinary members of the black community. The late nineteenth century and especially the period after World War II saw the most rapid expansion of London's black population. This visual record shows the many-sided contribution of black people to the British capital. Hairdressers and barbers, cafe owners, business men and women, technicians, transport and council workers, nurses, doctors and lawyers. The celebrates too the careers of famous members of the black population, the scientists, community leaders and activists, artists, writers, musicians and statesmen who have left an indelible mark on the city. This book will be of real interest to African-Caribbean people living in London and elsewhere in Britain, aand to anyone who is keen to understand the multicultural makeup of the capital.
language: English
title: Black Londoners
titlecomplete: Black Londoners
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd