HIST50: First Black Britons, The

A Missing Chapter in the Making of Modern Britain

  1. Format: DVD
  2. Published: 2005
  3. Author: Sweet Patootee
  4. Publisher: Beckmann Visual Publishing
  5. Catalogue Code: HIST50
  6. Quantity: 1
  7. Price: £14.99
A documentary, including dramatic reconstructions, shown on BBC Learning Zone in October 2005. It looks at the story of the West India Regiment from the late 18th century to 1927 - an army consisting of slaves established to defend British interests in the Caribbean including quelling slave rebellions. An act of Parliament established them as a new class of citizen - Black and British. Running time 60 minutes.

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