Peter Fryer (1927-2006) was a British writer and journalist, whose coverage of the arrival of citizens from the Caribbean onboard the HMT Empire Windrush led to a deep and long-lasting interest in the histories of Black Britons. In 1984, he wrote the classic book Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain (Pluto, 2018).
Foreword by Stella Dadzie
Preface
Introduction
Part I: How Britain Became 'Great Britain'
1. Britain and its Empire
2. The Triangular Trade
3. India
Plunder
De-industrialization
4. The Caribbean from 1834
The Abolition of Slavery
Indentured Labour
Apprenticeship
Britain's 'Tropical Farms'
5. Africa (Other Than Southern Africa)
6. Territories of White Settlement
Tasmania
Australia
New Zealand
Southern Africa
Indentured Labour
7. Profits of Empire
8. How Black People were Ruled
9. The Empire and the British Working Class
Part II: Racism
10. The Concept of 'Race'
11. Racism and Slavery
12. Racism and Empire
13. The Reproduction of Racism
Historiography
Children's Books
Part III: Resistance
14. The Struggle against Slavery
15. The Caribbean after Emancipation
16. India
Conclusion
Notes and References
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index