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African and Caribbean people in Britain: a 2,000-year history
Episode 1454

African and Caribbean people in Britain: a 2,000-year history

The story of African and Caribbean people in Britain goes back to before the Roman empire. Professor Hakim Adi delves into this complex history, from ancient times to abolition

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

September 20, 202234m 30s

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Show Notes

The story of African and Caribbean people in Britain goes back to before the Roman empire. Rhiannon Davies spoke to Professor Hakim Adi to discover how their lives and stories have shaped Britain’s history, from the African Roman emperor Septimius Severus to the abolition of the slave trade and the arrival of HMS Empire Windrush in 1948.

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