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** Eastern Eye''s Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2023 **

The UK is grappling with big questions about belonging, equality and the legacies of Empire and Colonialism. We''ve been here before. Embracing a broader history that encompasses all British people, The Shoulders We Stand On is fundamental to a better understanding of the past and gives many more people who fought for our future a voice in the present.

''One of the most important books I''ve ever read . . . this history matters and should never, ever, be forgotten'' Dr Priya Atwal, Royals and Rebels

Have you heard of the Indian Workers'' Association? The Grunwick Strike? The Brixton Black Women''s Group? The Battle of Brick Lane? If the answer is no, you''re not alone. The Shoulders We Stand On tells the stories of ten remarkable movements, campaigns and organisations led by Black and Brown people across Britain from the sixties to the eighties that fought aga

The Shoulders We Stand On

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** Eastern Eye''s Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2023 **The UK is grappling with big questions about belonging, equality and... Read more

    Publisher: Dialogue
    Publication Date: 1/5/2024
    ISBN13: 9780349702834, 978-0349702834
    ISBN10: 0349702837

    Non Fiction , History , Non Fiction

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    ** Eastern Eye''s Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2023 **

    The UK is grappling with big questions about belonging, equality and the legacies of Empire and Colonialism. We''ve been here before. Embracing a broader history that encompasses all British people, The Shoulders We Stand On is fundamental to a better understanding of the past and gives many more people who fought for our future a voice in the present.

    ''One of the most important books I''ve ever read . . . this history matters and should never, ever, be forgotten'' Dr Priya Atwal, Royals and Rebels

    Have you heard of the Indian Workers'' Association? The Grunwick Strike? The Brixton Black Women''s Group? The Battle of Brick Lane? If the answer is no, you''re not alone. The Shoulders We Stand On tells the stories of ten remarkable movements, campaigns and organisations led by Black and Brown people across Britain from the sixties to the eighties that fought aga

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