Time To Read

BLACK HISTORY

Black Victorians by John Woolf and Keishia Abraham

While acknowledging the paradoxes of Victorian views of race, Black Victorians demonstrates how Black people were visible, present and influential – not temporary presences but established and firmly rooted in British life.

Too Black to Wear Whites by Richard Parry and Jonty Winch

Denied the chance to play Test cricket against Lord Hawke's side, Krom Hendricks’ courage, perseverance and passion for cricket never diminished and at the age of sixty he led representative 'coloured' teams in fundraisers during WWI.

Small Island by Andrea Levy

Small Island explores a point in England's past when the country began to change. In this profoundly moving novel, the weighty themes of Empire, prejudice, war and love are coupled with a superb lightness of touch and generosity of spirit.

The Township Plays by Athol Fugard

Written by a white South African man who refused the notion of segregated audiences and in collaboration with black South African actors, The Township Plays famously portray a snapshot of black urban life during the injustices of apartheid.

Malcolm X at Oxford Union by Malcolm X

In 1964, Malcolm X was invited to debate at the University of Oxford. At a time when he was traveling widely and advocating on behalf of Black people in America and other nations, his thirty-minute speech at the Oxford Union stands out as one of the great addresses of the Civil Rights era.