Black Poppies

Author : Stephen Bourne
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752497877

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Black Poppies by Stephen Bourne Pdf

In 1914 Britain was home to at least 10,000 black Britons, many of African and West Indian heritage. Most of them were loyal to the 'mother country' when the First World War broke out. Despite being discouraged from serving in the British Army, men managed to join all branches of the forces, while black communities contributed to the war effort on the home front. By 1918 it is estimated that Britain's black population had trebled to 30,000, as many black servicemen who had fought for Britain decided to make it their home. It was far from a happy ending, however, as they and their families often came under attack from white ex-servicemen and civilians increasingly resentful of their presence. With first-hand accounts and original photographs, Black Poppies is the essential guide to the military and civilian wartime experiences of black men and women, from the trenches to the music halls. It is intended as a companion to Stephen Bourne's previous books published by The History Press: Mother Country: Britain's Black Community on the Home Front 1939–45 and The Motherland Calls: Britain's Black Servicemen and Women 1939–45.

Author : Stephen Bourne
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752497877

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Black Poppies by Stephen Bourne Pdf

'A powerful, revelatory counterbalance to the whitewashing of British history' - Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other In this updated edition of his acclaimed study of the black presence in Britain during the First World War, Stephen Bourne illuminates fascinating stories of black servicemen of African heritage. These accounts of the fights for their 'Mother Country' are charted from the outbreak of war in 1914 to the conflict's aftermath in 1919, when black communities up and down Great Britain were faced with anti-black 'race riots' despite their dedicated services to their country at home and abroad. With unprecedented access to the wartime personal correspondence of the Jamaican siblings Vera, Norman and Douglas Manley, Bourne helps bring to light the day-to-day trials, tribulations and tragedies of life on the battlefield. The stories of servicemen like Arthur Roberts - Scotland's Black Tommy - and Trinidadian soldier and campaigner George A. Roberts sit alongside the experiences of people of African descent at home during the First World War. These include a black police officer, munitions factory workers and even stars of the stage like Cassie Walmer. Informative and accessible, with first-hand accounts and original photographs, Black Poppies is the essential guide to the military and civilian wartime experiences of black men and women, from the trenches to the music halls.

Author : Stephen Bourne
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781803991511

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Black Poppies: The Story of Britain's Black Community in the First World War by Stephen Bourne Pdf

Did you know that Black people from around the world helped Britain fight in the First World War? How heroic were the people who fought? Why did Black people have to keep fighting for equality even after the war? In this young readers' edition of Black Poppies , Stephen Bourne takes us on a hero-filled journey. Explore the many and extraordinary ways in which Black people helped Britain fight the First World War, on the battlefield and at home. After meeting Stephen's Aunty Esther, we hear the story of Walter Tull, who led soldiers in some of history's bloodiest battles and died in the fighting just weeks before the conflict would end. Then there is Alhaji Grunshi, an African who fired the first shot of the whole war. Back at home, Black men and women helped by entertaining the people, making materials like bullets and uniforms, and beginning the long fight for equality and the freedom to celebrate being Black and British with pride.

Author : R.J. Ford
Publisher : R.J. Ford
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A Crescendo of Black Poppies by R.J. Ford Pdf

Fiona is a killer, an addict to the thrill it brings. She murders with ritualistic intent, a sacrifice to the archaic Old Gods she still believes in. But when a would-be victim stops her from completing the ritual, the omniscient lurker that thrives off her dedication abandons their post. Despite themselves, they are drawn back to Fiona; to her unmatched expertise. A taboo allure, one that Others do not approve of. Others who believe our lurker has overstepped their mark. That they must return to where they belongs, or face the consequences. Along with their precious Fiona.

Author : Jan Isbelle Fortune
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Texas
ISBN : HARVARD:HX5EHK

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Black Poppies by Jan Isbelle Fortune Pdf

Author : Hakim Adi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786994271

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Black British History by Hakim Adi Pdf

For over 1500 years before the Empire Windrush docked on British shores, people of African descent have played a significant and far-ranging role in the country's history, from the African soldiers on Hadrian's Wall to the Black British intellectuals who made London a hub of radical, Pan-African ideas. But while there has been a growing interest in this history, there has been little recognition of the sheer breadth and diversity of the Black British experience, until now. This collection combines the latest work from both established and emerging scholars of Black British history. It spans the centuries from the first Black Britons to the latest African migrants, covering everything from Africans in Tudor England to the movement for reparations, and the never ending struggles against racism in between. An invaluable resource for both future scholarship and those looking for a useful introduction to Black British history, Black British History: New Perspectives has the potential to transform our understanding of Britain, and of its place in the world.

Author : Sean Mayes,Sarah K. Whitfield
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350119642

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An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre by Sean Mayes,Sarah K. Whitfield Pdf

A radically urgent intervention, An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre: 1900 - 1950 uncovers the hidden Black history of this most influential of artforms. Drawing on lost archive material and digitised newspapers from the turn of the century onwards, this exciting story has been re-traced and restored to its rightful place. A vital and significant part of British cultural history between 1900 and 1950, Black performance practice was fundamental to resisting and challenging racism in the UK. Join Mayes (a Broadway- and Toronto-based Music Director) and Whitfield (a musical theatre historian and researcher) as they take readers on a journey through a historically-inconvenient and brilliant reality that has long been overlooked. Get to know the Black theatre community in London's Roaring 20s, and hear about the secret Florence Mills memorial concert they held in 1928. Acquaint yourself with Buddy Bradley, Black tap and ballet choreographer, who reshaped dance in British musicals - often to be found at Noël Coward's apartment for late-night rehearsals, such was Bradley's importance. Meet Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight Boxing Champion, who toured Britain's theatres during World War 1 and brought the sounds of Chicago to places like war-weary Dundee. Discover the most prolific Black theatre practitioner you've never heard of, William Garland, who worked for 40 years across multiple continents and championed Black British performers. Marvel at performers like cabaret star Mabel Mercer, born in Stafford in 1900, who sang and conducted theatre orchestras across the UK, as well as Black Birmingham comedian Eddie Emerson, who was Garland's partner for decades. Many of their names and works have never been included in histories of the British musical - until now.

Author : Lei Da Yang
Publisher : Devneybooks
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781304450517

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Painting God in another world by Lei Da Yang Pdf

Suddenly, as if the soul had returned to his body, Lu Shuo finally felt the earth, and his five senses gradually recovered, but his head was still a splitting headache.

Author : United States. Bureau of Narcotics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Opium poppy
ISBN : UIUC:30112039526915

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The Opium Poppy and Other Poppies by United States. Bureau of Narcotics Pdf

Author : Colin Chambers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134216895

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Black and Asian Theatre In Britain by Colin Chambers Pdf

Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an unprecedented study tracing the history of ‘the Other’ through the ages in British theatre. The diverse and often contradictory aspects of this history are expertly drawn together to provide a detailed background to the work of African, Asian, and Caribbean diasporic companies and practitioners. Colin Chambers examines early forms of blackface and other representations in the sixteenth century, through to the emergence of black and Asian actors, companies, and theatre groups in their own right. Thorough analysis uncovers how they led to a flourishing of black and Asian voices in theatre at the turn of the twenty-first century. Figures and companies studied include: Ira Aldridge Henry Francis Downing Paul Robeson Errol John Mustapha Matura Dark and Light Theatre The Keskidee Centre Indian Art and Dramatic Society Temba Edric and Pearl Connor Tara Arts Yvonne Brewster Tamasha Talawa. Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an enlightening and immensely readable resource and represents a major new study of theatre history and British history as a whole. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Ray Costello
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781388617

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Black Tommies by Ray Costello Pdf

Offers an overview of the role played by Black British soldiers in the First World War.

Author : Selma Tibi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789047417200

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The Medicinal Use of Opium in Ninth-Century Baghdad by Selma Tibi Pdf

In this publication, the extensive but cautious use of opium in a variety of remedies by Baghdad physicians in the ninth century shows an amazing awareness of the therapeutic usefulness and potential dangers of the opiate.

Author : David Olusoga
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 809 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781447299745

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Black and British by David Olusoga Pdf

'[A] comprehensive and important history of black Britain . . . Written with a wonderful clarity of style and with great force and passion.' – Kwasi Kwarteng, Sunday Times In this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the rich and revealing story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean. This edition, fully revised and updated, features a new chapter encompassing the Windrush scandal and the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, events which put black British history at the centre of urgent national debate. Black and British is vivid confirmation that black history can no longer be kept separate and marginalised. It is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation and it belongs to us all. Drawing on new genealogical research, original records, and expert testimony, Black and British reaches back to Roman Britain, the medieval imagination, Elizabethan ‘blackamoors’ and the global slave-trading empire. It shows that the great industrial boom of the nineteenth century was built on American slavery, and that black Britons fought at Trafalgar and in the trenches of both World Wars. Black British history is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation. It is not a singular history, but one that belongs to us all. Unflinching, confronting taboos, and revealing hitherto unknown scandals, Olusoga describes how the lives of black and white Britons have been entwined for centuries. Winner of the 2017 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. Winner of the Longman History Today Trustees’ Award. A Waterstones History Book of the Year. Longlisted for the Orwell Prize. Shortlisted for the inaugural Jhalak Prize.

Author : Nicholas Culpeper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1651
Category : Dispensatories
ISBN : OSU:32435018075440

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A Physical Directory, Or, A Translation of the Dispensatory Made by the Colledg of Physitians of London by Nicholas Culpeper Pdf

Author : Poppy O'Toole
Publisher : Appetite by Random House
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780525612056

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Poppy Cooks by Poppy O'Toole Pdf

"[Poppy’s] recipes are unshowy, unfussy (for all her Michelin training) and simply make you want to go skipping into the kitchen to cook."—Nigella Lawson, Nigella.com With Chef and TikTok sensation Poppy O’Toole you'll learn the basics, up your cooking game, with delicious results every time. This is a cookbook with no judgement. Together, we’ll learn how to make incredible food at home. We’ll start with the basics: 12 core recipes (or go-to skills) that everyone needs to know, like how to make a pasta sauce, roast a chicken or make a killer salad dressing. Then we’ll use these core skills as a base for delicious and adaptable recipes that will up your cooking game—the Staple, the Brunch, the Potato Hero (of course they make an appearance) and the Fancy AF. So, once you’ve nailed that classic tomato sauce (which I promise will become the new go-to in your kitchen), you can stir it through pasta, or bake it with eggs for the perfect Shakshuka and, before you know it, you’ll be getting real fancy and making a show-stopping Chicken Parmigiana to impress your friends. I'll walk you through 75 delicious recipes, including: White Sauce: think Mac and Cheese and Bacon-y Garlicky Gratin. Dough: easy flatbreads for Halloumi Avo Breads and Salmon Tikka wraps. Emulsions: Chicken Caesar Salad with homemade mayo and next level Steak Béarnaise with Hollandaise and Crunchy Roast Chips. Meringue: from Eton Mess Pancakes through to Simply the Zest Lemon Meringue Pie Whether you’re completely new to the kitchen or looking to elevate your basics with clever tricks, my step-by-step guidance will help you nail delicious food every time. As a Michelin-trained chef with over ten years’ experience in professional kitchens, I’ve done the years of training so you don’t have to. It’s okay to make a few mistakes along the way, and together, we'll help you fix them and achieve incredible results at home. I am passionate about the importance of great food at home, every day—it’s what we all deserve. This is not just the food you want. It’s the food you need.