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Mother Country - Britain's Black Community on the Home Front, 1939-45 (Paperback, New)
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Mother Country - Britain's Black Community on the Home Front, 1939-45 (Paperback, New)
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Very little attention has been given to black British and West
African and Caribbean citizens who lived and worked on the "front
line" during the Second World War. Yet black people were under fire
in cities like Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, London, and
Manchester--and many volunteered as civilian defense workers, such
as air-raid wardens, fire-fighters, stretcher-bearers, first-aid
workers, and mobile canteen personnel. Many helped unite people
when their communities faced devastation. Black children were
evacuated and entertainers risked death when they took to the stage
during air raids. Despite some evidence of racism, black people
contributed to the war effort where they could. The colonies also
played an important role in the war effort: support came from
places as far away as Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, and Nigeria.
Mother Country tells the story of some of the forgotten Britons
whose contribution to the war effort has been overlooked until now.
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