Heart Of The Race: Black Women's Lives in Britain

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The Heart of the Race is a powerful record of life as a black woman in Britain: grandmothers drawn to the promise of the "mother country" in the 1950s talk of a different reality; young girls describe how their aspirations at school were largely ignored; working women tell of their commitments to families, jobs, communities. First published in 1985, this new edition includes a new introduction by Lola Okolosie and a new interview with the authors, conducted by Heidi Mirza, on the impact and relevance of their book today.

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A balanced tribute to the undefeated creativity, resilience and resourcefulness of Black women in Britain today. -- Margaret Busby * New Society *
A long overdue opportunity to set the record straight. A considerable achievement. * Guardian *
Vivid. * National Geographic Traveller *
As relevant as ever ... Heart of the Race gives a huge amount of insight into black women's agency and activism in British history. -- Institute of Race Relations
A feminist classic. -- Bernardine Evaristo * Times Literary Supplement *
A scholarly examination of black women's position in British society via the prism of slavery, colonialism and migration. * Camden New Journal *
A groundbreaking book ... which helped educate generations of women about the struggles and triumphs of Black women in Britain. -- Tobi Thomas * Guardian *
A pioneering work that serves as a bedrock for our book as well as the discourse around intersectional feminism in the UK -- Yomi Adegoke * Observer *

Author Bio

Beverley Bryan is Professor at the University of the West Indies, and the author of Between Two Grammars. Stella Dadzie is a founding member of the Organisation of Women of Asian and African Descent. Suzanne Scafe is a Reader in Caribbean and Post-colonial Literature at London South Bank University.