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Black Liverpool: The Early History of Britain's Oldest Black Community 1730-1918
Ray Costello £9.00
The fascinating story of Liverpool's centuries-old Black community. Early settlers ranged from freed slaves and black servants to the student sons and daughters of African rulers, who had visited the port from at least the 1730s
In this book the names, faces and personalities are added to these early forgotten Black British
Picton Press (2001) ISBN 1873245076
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Liverpool 8
John Cornelius £11.95
In the summer of 1981, Liverpool 8 (Toxteth in media parlance) became synonymous with civic unrest as racial tension, social deprivation & poverty erupted into 3 nights of street rioting. But Liverpool 8 was, and remains, one of the most vibrant, exotic & bohemian districts of the city, and this book, originally from 1982 & now republished with a new preface by the author, artist John Cornelius, captures the elusive spirit of the area & its inhabitants.
In words and drawings done on the spot, he captures beautifully that blend of fear and the promise of infinite good times that was the essence of those places … an exhilarating slice of Liverpool social history
(The Face)
Liverpool University Press (2001) ISBN 0853238774
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The Return To Dignity of the Somali Peoples
Abdi Rizaaq Ali Duale £4.99
Somalia has been torn apart by civil war since 1988 - there is no education system, police or health care, indeed no system to speak of at all.
While Liverpool's Somali community includes refugees from this conflict, the Liverpool-Somali connection dates back further.
Somali merchant seamen and labourers began settling in Liverpool in the 1930s and established families here.
The author of this book is a Somali-born teacher who lives and works in Liverpool. He aims to highlight the plight of the Somali community in Liverpool,
and give an insight into their history and culture. He is especially concerned at how the British education system is failing Somali youth, and the final section of
the book discusses issues of inclusion and equal opportunities in education.
Dervish Pen (2001) ISBN 0953946312
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Black Atlantic Politics: Dilemmas of Political Empowerment in Boston & Liverpool
William E Nelson Jr £18.50
A comprehensive comparative study of Black politics in two cities: Boston, USA and Liverpool.
The author argues that Black communities face a host of social, economic and political constraints produced by hierarchical racial systems.
Based on interviews with over 150 political activists, academics, politicians and public administrators, this study examines important issues in the field of urban politics:
the mobilisation of bias in the political system, race and class constraints on the exercise of political influence, Black electoral strategies and political participation, urban riots,
the development of effective Black political resources, and conflict and co-operation in the internal politics of the Black community.
State University of New York Press (2000) ISBN 0791446727
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Black Organisation & Identity in Liverpool: A Local, National & Global Perspective
edited by William Ackah & Mark Christian £6.95
Offers a multi-disciplinary approach to the issues which have helped form Black organisation and identity essentially within the context of the city of Liverpool over the last three decades, while also looking at broader aspects of Black economic, political, social and cultural life nationally and globally.
Charles Wootton College Press (1997) ISBN 0952993406
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Liverpool & Slavery: An Historical Account of the Liverpool African Slave Trade
'Dicky Sam' £4.95
Facsimile reprint of a book first published in 1884, at a time when the British slave trade had been dead for more than 50 years, but many of the slave traders and captains who commanded the slave ships would still have been alive. (Which is probably why the author used a pseudonym - 'Dicky Sam' being an old Lancashire nickname for a Liverpool man). It is a history of Liverpool's extensive involvement in the slave trade, how the city's wealth was bound up with the trade, and also looks at those who opposed it.
Scouse Press ISBN 090136732x
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