Black Poppies (eBook)

Britain's Black Community and the Great War

Stephen Bourne (Autor)

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2014 | 2. Auflage
128 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7524-9787-7 (ISBN)

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In 1914 Britain was home to at least 10,000 black Britons, many of African and West Indian heritage. Most of them were loyal to the 'mother country' when the First World War broke out. Despite being discouraged from serving in the British Army, men managed to join all branches of the forces, while black communities contributed to the war effort on the home front. By 1918 it is estimated that Britain's black population had trebled to 30,000, as many black servicemen who had fought for Britain decided to make it their home. It was far from a happy ending, however, as they and their families often came under attack from white ex-servicemen and civilians increasingly resentful of their presence. With first-hand accounts and original photographs, Black Poppies is the essential guide to the military and civilian wartime experiences of black men and women, from the trenches to the music halls. It is intended as a companion to Stephen Bourne's previous books published by The History Press: Mother Country: Britain's Black Community on the Home Front 1939-45 and The Motherland Calls: Britain's Black Servicemen and Women 1939-45.

Stephen Bourne is the author of several books on the subject of Black history including Black Poppies and Under Fire. He is a graduate of the London College of Printing and received a MPhil from De Montfort University. He is also an honorary fellow of London South Bank University.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2014
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: 1st World War • Black and British • black britain • Black British History • Black Britons • Black History Month • black soldiers • Black Studies • british west indies regiment • cassie walmer • david olusoga|the world's war • discrimination & racism • fighting proud • First World War • military hsitory of world war i • miranda kaufmann • mother country • soldiers of empire • steven bourne • the black presence • the world's war, soldiers of empire, mother country, british west indies regiment, ww1 and the west indies, steven bourne, fighting proud, miranda kaufmann • World War 1 • World War I • world war I, first world war, battle, trenches, soldiers, world war 1, great war, black history • world war i, world war 1, ww1, first world war, wwi, 1st world war, black soldiers, black studies, discrimination & racism, military hsitory of world war i, the black presence, black britons, black britain, black and british, black british history, black history month, cassie walmer, david olusoga • WW1 • ww1 and the west indies • wwi
• ISBN-10: 0-7524-9787-1 / 0752497871
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7524-9787-7 / 9780752497877