Black and British: A Short, Essential History

A short, essential introduction to Black British history for readers of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster 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 the Black British history: from the Roman Africans who guarded Hadrian's Wall right up to the present day. This children's version of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is illustrated with maps, photos and portraits.

Macmillan Children's Books will donate 50p from every copy sold to The Black Curriculum.

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Illustrated and Non-Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021.

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020

• Publisher: ‎ Macmillan Children's Books; Main Market edition (1 Oct. 2020)
• Language: ‎ English
• Paperback 
• 176 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1529063396
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1529063394
• Dimensions: ‎ 13 x 1.7 x 19.7 cm

About the author;

David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, author, presenter and BAFTA winning film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester and a columnist for The Observer. He also writes for The Guardian, The New Statesman, The Voice and BBC History Magazine.

He presents the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time and wrote and presented the award winning series Black & British: A Forgotten History and Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners. His other presenting credits include The World’s War, and The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files. David was also one of the presenters on the BBC landmark arts series Civilizations alongside Simon Schama and Mary Beard. He is the Creative Director of Uplands Television Limited, a Bristol based independent production company, through which he develops and exec-produces history and arts projects.

David is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Historical Society and sits on the Scott Trust.