Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: www.instagram. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. In May 2020 he also published A House Through Time.ĥx15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. “The World’s War: Forgotten Soldiers of the Empire” was the winner of the World War One Book of the Year at the Political Book Awards 2015. In this vital re-examination of a shared history, award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the rich and revealing story of the long. His first book was “The Kaiser’s Holocaust: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism”. He also presented a major landmark series for the BBC “Black and British” and is author of an accompanying book.ĭavid is an award winning author. He’s a multi award-winning documentary maker and is the presenter of the BBC 2 Series “The World’s War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire”, and “Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners”. Born in Lagos, Nigeria he studied history and journalism in the UK. This children's edition of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is beautifully illustrated in full-colour with maps, portrait galleries, timelines, photos and portraits.David Olusoga lives in Bristol and is a British-Nigerian historian, broadcaster and film-maker. These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history. Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? These are the stories that brought us all together in this country. From Roman Africans guarding Hadrian's Wall, to an African trumpeter in the court of Henry the Eighth, Black Georgians fighting for the abolition of slavery, Black soldiers fighting for Britain in the First World War, Windrush and right up today.

David Olusoga's thought provoking text charts the forgotten histories of Black people in Britain from Roman times right through to the present day. The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History.

This beautiful hardback gift book is a stunning visual journey through Black British history for younger readers by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor.

Black and british by david olusoga