Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War Collection_LGBTQ+ History Decorate your tree with this

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Folding telescopes were treasured by officers who worked in cramped conditions

Black Poppies: Britain's Black Community and the Great War Collection_LGBTQ+ History Decorate your tree with thisThe first book of its kind to focus on the Black British experience during World War I, this new offering from Stephen Bourne is fascinating and eye opening. In 1914, there were at least 10,000 black Britons, many of African and West Indian heritage, fiercely loyal to their Mother Country. Despite being discouraged from serving in the British Army during World War I, men managed to join all branches of the armed forces, and black communities made a