F irst era of large scale settlement of blacks in Britain. Spans period of Britain's involvement in the tri-continental slave trade. Black slaves were in attendance as sea captains sauntered through the streets. 1760s Black Londoners number 10,000-15,000 of the nation's 20,000 black people.
Evidence appears in registered burials.
The status of Black people in society becomes part of public debate. Widespread view that blacks were less than human expressed in slave sales and advertisements. 1756 Mounting black response to slavery through covert means, resistance and flight. Movements among Britons to demand black freedom from slavery. Supporters include workers and urban poor who themselves suffered under the ruling classes of the day.