Britain's 'brown babies' : the stories of children born to black GIs and white women in the Second World War

Britain's 'brown babies' : the stories of children born to black GIs and white women in the Second World War / Lucy Bland.

This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2,000 children born to black GIs and white British women in world war 11. Stories from over 50 of these children, alongside many photographs, reveal the racism and stigma of growing up in what was then a very white country.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bland, Lucy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Multiracial children > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Great Britain.
HISTORY / Social History.
Racially mixed children
Social aspects
Great Britain
Electronic books.
oral histories (literary genre)
Oral histories
History
Oral histories.
Histoires orales.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2,000 children born to black GIs and white British women in world war 11. Stories from over 50 of these children, alongside many photographs, reveal the racism and stigma of growing up in what was then a very white country.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526154057
1526154056

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