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Joyce Efia Harmer
Obar is enslaved on a Barbados plantation and dreams of freedom. When rebellion is whispered about, she meets Jacob, a boy from the twenty-first century who wants to help her reach the future.
This book offers a broad corrective to accounts of British history that leave Black lives out. Its chronological sweep, named individuals, maps and timelines may help readers connect personal stories with wider changes in Britain.
Ann Sei Linn
Choose this for a reader interested in imaginative settings, flying ships and questions about identity, power and freedom.
David Olusoga, Yinka Olusoga and Kemi Olusoga;
This is a substantial, browseable introduction to Black history, balancing familiar and less-known people and events. It ranges from anti-slavery movements and racism to science, sport, art, music, activism and political change.
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