The Heart of the Race: Black Women's Lives in Britain (Feminist Classics)

Synopsis

Heart Of The Race Is A Powerful Corrective To A Version Of Britain's History From Which Black Women Have Long Been Excluded. It Reclaims And Records Black Women's Place In That History, Documenting Their Day-to-day Struggles, Their Experiences Of Education, Work And Health Care, And The Personal And Political Struggles They Have Waged To Preserve A Sense Of Identity And Community. First Published In 1985 And Winner Of The Martin Luther King Memorial Prize That Year, Heart Of The Race Is A Testimony To The Collective Experience Of Black Women In Britain, And Their Relationship To The British Slate Throughout Its Long History Of Slavery, Empire And Colonialism. This New Edition Includes A Foreword By Lola Okolosie And An Interview With The Authors, Chaired By Heidi Safia Mirza, Focusing On The Impact Of Their Book Since Publication And It Continuing Relevance Today--back Cover.