Complex sentence: At the time of Black's birth, a child born outside wedlock was considered a social stigma in the United Kingdom, and within weeks of his birth, Black's mother formulated plans for her child to be adopted; the proceedings were never completed.
Split into simpler sentences: At the time of Black's birth, a child born outside wedlock was considered a social stigma in the United Kingdom. Within weeks of his birth, Black's mother formulated plans to have her son adopted; the proceedings were never completed.