Books Quote by Paterson Joseph

Black history is a series of missing chapters from British history. I'm trying to put those bits back in.

— David Olusoga

Now of course we have Black historians, but they're usually men. We get the perspective always, the slanted perspective, of what has happened. The…

— Isabel Allende

There's a lot of black history - my history - that I don't know about.

— Alison Hammond

I think until Britain acknowledges just how much of a presence black people had here before the Sixties, then there are certain stories that…

— David Oyelowo

In my time since moving to the United States, I've found that there is a dearth of great writing for black people. There are…

— David Oyelowo

The history of black women in the economy is rooted in the legacy of slavery. Enslaved black women were forced to provide care work,…

— Alicia Garza

In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.

— Buchi Emecheta

Black history is American history. You cannot tell one story without telling the other.

— William Barr

Black History Month could focus less on slavery and civil rights and more on the Harlem Renaissance and everything we have achieved. I want…

— Marley Dias

I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I already optioned a book called The Personal History of Rachel DuPree. I also like The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill. And I…

— Viola Davis

The depiction of Black history in British schools and on TV has mainly been trauma and struggle-based.

— Judi Love