Take a look at the reading list and add some books to your to-read pile, there are books suitable for all ages including some childrens books.
20 October - Black England with Gretchen Gerzina
Gretchen Gerzina will be talking about her book, Black England.
The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country after 1945 is a common mistake. Georgian England had a large and distinctive Black community. Whether prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, they all ran the risk of kidnap and sale to plantations. Black England tells their dramatic, often moving stories.
You can also listen to Gretchen Gerzina on the BBC podcast series, Britain's Black Past, talking about an unlown past, the lives of black people who settled in Britain in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
1 November - The New Age Of Empire, Kehinde Andrews in conversation
Kehinde Andrews (Associate Professor in Sociology at the School of Social Sciences at Birmingham City University) will be discussing his latest book The New age of Empire - how racism and colonialism still rule the world. Kehinde will be talking about how genocide, slavery and colonialism are the key foundation stones upon which the West was built and that we are still living under this system today.
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