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'Fantastic ... the most important book on Black British history' -
Akala Black People in the British Empire is a challenge to the
official version of British history. It tells the story of
Britain's exploitation and oppression of its subject peoples in its
colonies, and in particular the people of Africa, Asia and
Australasia Peter Fryer reveals how the ideology of racism was used
as justification for acquiring and expanding the Empire; how the
British Industrial Revolution developed out of profits from the
slave trade; and how the colonies were deliberately
de-industrialised to create a market for British manufacturers. In
describing the frequency and the scale of revolts by subject
peoples against slavery and foreign domination - and the brutality
used in crushing them - Peter Fryer exposes the true history of
colonialism, and restores to Black people their central role in
Britain's past.
Enslaved West Indian women had few opportunities to record their
stories for posterity. Yet from their dusty footprints and the
umpteen small clues they left for us to unravel, there's no
question that they earned their place in history. Pick any
Caribbean island and you'll find race, skin colour and rank
interacting with gender in a unique and often volatile way. In A
Kick in the Belly, Stella Dadzie follows the evidence, and finds
women played a distinctly female role in the development of a
culture of slave resistance - a role that was not just central, but
downright dynamic. From the coffle-line to the Great House,
enslaved women found ways of fighting back that beggar belief.
Whether responding to the horrendous conditions of plantation life,
the sadistic vagaries of their captors or the 'peculiar burdens of
their sex', their collective sanity relied on a highly subversive
adaptation of the values and cultures they smuggled with them naked
from different parts of Africa. By sustaining or adapting
remembered cultural practices, they ensured that the lives of
chattel slaves retained both meaning and purpose. A Kick in the
Belly makes clear that their subtle acts of insubordination and
their conscious acts of rebellion came to undermine the very fabric
and survival of West Indian slavery.
Do you love your natural hair? Some of the world's most inspiring
black women tell us about their attitudes to, and struggles with,
their crowning glory. Kinky, wavy, straight or curly, this book
will help you celebrate your natural beauty, however you choose to
style your hair. With an overview of the politics and history of
black hair, the book explores how black hairstyles have played a
part in the fight for social justice and the promotion of black
culture while inspiring us to challenge outdated notions of beauty,
gender and sexuality for young women and girls everywhere. The
power is in our hair. And we've come to tell the world what ours
can do! Interviewees include: Annika Allen, co-founder Black Magic
Awards and podcaster, UK; Samantha Allen, arts activist,
Singapore/UK; Doreene Blackstock, actor, UK; Sienna Brown, writer
and filmmaker, Australia; Dawn Butler, Member of Parliament, UK;
Sokari Douglas Camp, artist, Nigeria/UK; Deitra Farr, blues, soul
and gospel singer-songwriter, from Chicago, USA; Ruthie Foster, is
an American blues singer-songwriter from Texas, USA; Jamelia,
singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author, UK; Judith Jacob, actor,
radio presenter and fitness instructor, UK; Angie LeMar, comedian,
presenter, producer, UK; Lynette Linton, artistic director theatre,
UK; Nnenna Okore, artist, Australia; Anita Okunde, climate
activist, Ireland; Chi Onwurah, Member of Parliament, UK; Olusola
Oyeleye, writer, director and producer, UK; Djamila Ribeiro,
feminist philosopher, Brazil; Vivienne Rochester, actor, UK; Kadija
George Sesay, writer and curator, UK; Cleo Sylvestre, actor,
singer, writer, UK; Carryl Thomas, actor, UK; Nellie Travis, blues
singer, USA; Rianna Raymond-Williams, sexual health advisor and
social entrepreneur, UK. Photos and illustrations throughout
The story of the enslaved West Indian women in the struggle for
freedom The forgotten history of women slaves and their struggle
for liberation. Enslaved West Indian women had few opportunities to
record their stories for posterity. In this riveting work of
historical reclamation, Stella Dadzie recovers the lives of women
who played a vital role in developing a culture of slave resistance
across the Caribbean. Dadzie follows a savage trail from Elmina
Castle in Ghana and the horrors of the Middle Passage, as slaves
were transported across the Atlantic, to the sugar plantations of
Jamaica and beyond. She reveals women who were central to slave
rebellions and liberation. There are African queens, such as Amina,
who led a 20,000-strong army. There is Mary Prince, sold at twelve
years old, never to see her sisters or mother again. Asante Nanny
the Maroon, the legendary obeah sorceress, who guided the rebel
forces in the Blue Mountains during the First Maroon War. Whether
responding to the horrendous conditions of plantation life, the
sadistic vagaries of their captors or the "peculiar burdens of
their sex," their collective sanity relied on a highly subversive
adaptation of the values and cultures they smuggled from their lost
homes. By sustaining or adapting remembered cultural practices,
they ensured that the lives of chattel slaves retained both meaning
and purpose. A Kick in the Belly makes clear that subtle acts of
insubordination and conscious acts of rebellion came to undermine
the very fabric of West Indian slavery.
'Fantastic ... the most important book on Black British history' -
Akala Black People in the British Empire is a challenge to the
official version of British history. It tells the story of
Britain's exploitation and oppression of its subject peoples in its
colonies, and in particular the people of Africa, Asia and
Australasia Peter Fryer reveals how the ideology of racism was used
as justification for acquiring and expanding the Empire; how the
British Industrial Revolution developed out of profits from the
slave trade; and how the colonies were deliberately
de-industrialised to create a market for British manufacturers. In
describing the frequency and the scale of revolts by subject
peoples against slavery and foreign domination - and the brutality
used in crushing them - Peter Fryer exposes the true history of
colonialism, and restores to Black people their central role in
Britain's past.
Heart of the Race is a powerful corrective to a version of
Britain's history from which black women have long been excluded.
It reclaims and records black women's place in that history,
documenting their day-to-day struggles, their experiences of
education, work and health care, and the personal and political
struggles they have waged to preserve a sense of identity and
community. First published in 1985 and winner of the Martin Luther
King Memorial Prize that year, Heart of the Race is a testimony to
the collective experience of black women in Britain, and their
relationship to the British state throughout its long history of
slavery, empire and colonialism. This new edition includes an
introduction by Lola Okolosie and an interview with the authors,
chaired by Heidi Mirza, focusing on the impact of their book since
publication, and its continuing relevance today.
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