Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature

Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and OratureIn 1858, 600 blacks moved from San Francisco north to the colonies that would eventually become British Columbia (B. C.), Canada. The move was in part initiated by an invitation penned by the governor of the British colonies, James Douglas, who is commonly believed to have had African ancestry, a rumor he neither confirmed nor denied. His appearance was such that he could "pass" for white. By 1871, after swelling to more than 1,000, the black

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The Healers (1973)

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award-winning author Beverley Naidoo explores the fragile bonds of friendship in this stunning novel about prejudice

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