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I studied history at GCSE, A Level and University and only at undergraduate level was Black British history available as a focus. Award-winning historian, author and presenter Olusoga is a born communicator and concisely traces the varied history of Black peoples in Britain chronologically, from the Roman Africans guarding Hadrians Wall to the Windrush Scandal and the toppling of the Colston statue in Bristol. He was also a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Black British History. His previous books include The Kaisers Holocaust and The Worlds War. He is currently Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, broadcaster and BAFTA award-winning presenter and filmmaker. Winner of the Book of the Year, Childrens Illustrated and Non-Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021 Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020 A short, essential introduction to Black British history for readers of 12+ by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga. It ranges from the first Africans to come to Britain to the shameful Windrush scandal, and takes in the industrial revolution, cotton grown on slave plantations and the black soldiers who fought for Britain in the first world war. David Olusoga perfectly demonstrates how important Black history is to gaining any understanding about Britain. David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, broadcaster, and filmmaker. We can see why it’s been called a must-read.Įvening Standard In non fiction, David Olusoga’s authoritative text has been condensed for children in Black and British: A Short, Essential History (Macmillan).

For readers aged 12+, the book asks some thought-provoking questions and answers them in a smart and thorough style that will teach adults as much as it will children.