The Heart of the Race
Black Women's Lives in Britain
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Anthropology
| Author: | Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie, Suzanne Scafe | ISBN: | 9781786635884 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books | Publication: | August 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Verso | Language: | English |
| Author: | Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie, Suzanne Scafe |
| ISBN: | 9781786635884 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Publication: | August 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Verso |
| Language: | English |
A powerful document of the day-to-day realities of Black women in Britain
The Heart of the Race is a powerful corrective to a version of Britain’s history from which black women have long been excluded. It reclaims and records black women’s place in that history, documenting their day-to-day struggles, their experiences of education, work and health care, and the personal and political struggles they have waged to preserve a sense of identity and community. First published in 1985 and winner of the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize that year, The Heart of the Race is a testimony to the collective experience of black women in Britain, and their relationship to the British state throughout its long history of slavery, empire and colonialism.
This new edition includes a foreword by Lola Okolosie and an interview with the authors, chaired by Heidi Safia Mirza, focusing on the impact of their book since publication and its continuing relevance today
A powerful document of the day-to-day realities of Black women in Britain
The Heart of the Race is a powerful corrective to a version of Britain’s history from which black women have long been excluded. It reclaims and records black women’s place in that history, documenting their day-to-day struggles, their experiences of education, work and health care, and the personal and political struggles they have waged to preserve a sense of identity and community. First published in 1985 and winner of the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize that year, The Heart of the Race is a testimony to the collective experience of black women in Britain, and their relationship to the British state throughout its long history of slavery, empire and colonialism.
This new edition includes a foreword by Lola Okolosie and an interview with the authors, chaired by Heidi Safia Mirza, focusing on the impact of their book since publication and its continuing relevance today
