Description
Many people in Britain are unaware of the presence of a continuous black British community dating back more than two and a half centuries – since the Slave Trade, in fact, and older than the United States of America.
Ray Costello’s book records a number of eminent achievers who, in some cases, were the first of their race to occupy roles previously closed to them through the prevalent racism of their time. This work provides not only an interesting read for the general public, but a useful source of information to teachers of the National Curriculum that may help to redress this imbalance.
This book is nowhere near a comprehensive list of black achievers in the City of Liverpool. Nor does it catalogue the contribution made by the many ordinary black men and women, from early slaves to modern black workers, who did not achieve great distinction, but nevertheless helped to make Britain great. Rather, it serves to highlight the role that many talented black Liverpudlians, and indeed, black Britons, have played in shaping their country.