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Black and British: A Short, Essential History by David Olusoga

felicity98's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

remib's review against another edition

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informative fast-paced

3.5


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mollymadworld's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly eye-opening as I had very little in depth knowledge of the role of black people within British History. Perfect audio book for me with some great explanations and a great way of story-telling all these peoples lives. 

I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn a little.

libby_gt's review against another edition

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4.0

An informative, humbling read. I think it works better as an overview for adults/teachers’ guide as opposed to a book for children (as advertised) as some of the concepts and vocabulary presume certain prior knowledge or are quite dense in their explanation. I certainly learned a lot from reading it, though, and will be sure to use it in my classroom.

bardicbramley's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

xanthecoote's review against another edition

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5.0

short, clear and concise - exactly what I wanted. A detailed and exact history of black people in Britain which was a real eye-opener for me. I loved the personal stories of specific people too, that really grounded the impact for me.

laurenboys's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

engrossedreader's review against another edition

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4.0

Read/ listened to in an afternoon, mostly vegging out on the sofa in between chores - why can't the washing machine empty itself. Midway through this audiobook, I was intrigued enough, to download the a copy of the adult book version Black and British: A Forgotten History. At over 600 pages, will expect it to take more than a few hours. Now wish that I had purchased the audiobook it in the Audible Daily Deal

syeborg's review against another edition

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5.0

Excellent book for young people about an often overlooked aspect of history.

liyascope's review against another edition

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dark informative inspiring reflective sad

4.5