With October being Black History Month, we have been reading Black and British: A short, essential history by David Olusoga in our guided reading lessons to deepen our understanding of Black history within Britain.
You can read the blurb which you can read below:
Black and British: A short, essential history by David Olusoga
When did Africans first come to Britain?
Who are the well-dressed black children in 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.
Kian: "It is really interesting learning about the history of Black people in Britain and the challenges they have faced."
Gethyn: "It is like a museum in a book with all of the information and real pictures!"
Gabryella: "It is sad because it is awful to hear about slavery and how Black people were treated. "