The heart of the race : Black women's lives in Britain / Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie and Suzanne Scafe ; foreword by Lola Okolosie.

  • Bryan, Beverley, 1949-
Date:
2018
  • Books

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Description

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, Heart of the Race is a testimony to the collective experience of black women in Britain, and their relationship to the British slate 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 it continuing relevance today.--From back cover.

Publication/Creation

London ; New York : Verso, 2018.

Physical description

xiii, 285 pages ; 21 cm

Notes

Originally published: London : Virago, 1985.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and index.

Contents

Labour pains: Black women and work -- Learning to resist: Black women and education -- The uncaring arm of the state: Black women, health and the welfare services -- Chain reactions: Black women organising -- Self-consciousness: Understanding our culture and identity.

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    History of Medicine
    ZEP.W.41
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ISBN

  • 9781786635860
  • 1786635860