A unique photographic history of black people in the British Isles published in association with Getty Images. Includes moments from the industrial revolution, two world wars and the Brixton riots. Luminaries of politics, art and sport are pictured alongside anonymous faces People of African and Caribbean descent have inhabited Great Britain for centuries. Professor Paul Gilroy has assembled a living visual history of their social life in the modern British Isles. Published in association with Getty Images,this volume faeture 321 b&w photographs, commentary by Paul Gilroy and a preface from Professor Stuart Hall.
