Year 5 - Black and British by David Olusoga

When did Africans first come to Britain?

Who are the well-dressed Black children in the Georgian paintings?

Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution?

These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of Black British history- from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian’s Wall right up to the present day.

Year 5 have explored the progress made throughout Black British history.

Wiktor – ‘It’s been a fantastic book where I have learnt a lot about Black British history’

Madina – ‘What I loved about this book is the fact we were taught things we didn’t already know’

Stephen – ‘I found this book incredibly interesting and I’m pleased that we have read this.’

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