This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2,000 children born to black GIs and white British women in World War II. Stories from over 50 of these children, alongside many photographs, reveal the racism and stigma of growing up in what was then a very white country. -- .
This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2,000 children born to black GIs and white British women in World War II. Stories from over 50 of these children, alongside many photographs, reveal the racism and stigma of growing up in what was then a very white country. -- .
Lucy Bland is Professor of Social and Cultural History at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge
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Introduction 1. British women meet black GIs 2. Keeping the 'brown babies' 3. 'Brown babies' relinquished: experiences of children's homes 4. Adoption, fostering and attempts to send the babies to the US 5. Secrets and lies: searching for mothers and fathers 6. After the war and beyond Appendix: the case study 'brown babies' Bibliography Index
Introduction 1. British women meet black GIs 2. Keeping the 'brown babies' 3. 'Brown babies' relinquished: experiences of children's homes 4. Adoption, fostering and attempts to send the babies to the US 5. Secrets and lies: searching for mothers and fathers 6. After the war and beyond Appendix: the case study 'brown babies' Bibliography Index
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