The Heart of the Race
The Heart of the Race: Black Women's Lives in Britain was a 1985 book by Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie and Suzanne Scafe. A socio-historical study, it looked at the realities of life for black women in the United Kingdom after the Second World War.[1]
| Author | Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie and Suzanne Scafe |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Sociology |
| Publisher | Virago Press |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Pages | 250 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 9780860683612 |
| OCLC | 1050057930 |
As many women as men immigrated to the UK from the Caribbean, and three-quarters of these women were single. The Heart of the Race recovers the women's historical agency, situating it in relation to a long tradition of resistance to enslavement. Their participation in the UK labour market, overcoming racist obstacles, was a component of Britain's postwar economic recovery.[1]
The book won the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize in 1985.[2]
References
- Cecily Jones (2007). "Heart of the Race". In David Dabydeen; John Gilmore; Cecily Jones (eds.). The Oxford Companion to Black British History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923894-1.
- "Stella Dadzie", The British Library.
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