For all schools and educators – Out of Slavery is an
invaluable resource for the National Curriculum for History and for Citizenship as well as
a vital source of reference for anyone working with children and young people of black
Caribbean origin.
In a system where children from families of black African and
Caribbean origin are left disaffected and with unfulfilled potential, all schools are
being encouraged to incorporate black history into the curriculum. An awareness of the
past is needed to increase understanding of the present.
More than one million people living in Britain are of either black African or black
Caribbean descent. These people are perhaps more misunderstood and discriminated against
than any other ethic minority group – yet their history is deeply enmeshed with that
of the people of the British Isles. The story is both shocking and fascinating - and it
provides a key to many of the issues facing black people in Britain in the twenty-first
century.
Drawing on recent research, Out of Slavery offers a much-needed key text and wealth of
primary source material to support the teaching of this highly significant chapter of
British and world history. The book offers a highly accessible overview of a story that
spans over 500 years and three continents – from early civilisations in Africa…
through the horrors of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, emancipation and
immigration…to the rioting and racism that have continued into the twenty-first
century. It explores key issues and themes including:
For all schools and educators – Out of Slavery is an
invaluable resource for the National Curriculum for History and for Citizenship as well as
a vital source of reference for anyone working with children and young people of black
Caribbean origin.