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Black Founders: The Unknown Story of Australia's First Black Settlers

By Cassandra Pybus

Book information

Publisher
University of New South Wales
Year
2006
ISBN
0868408492, 9780868408491, 9781429410779
Open Library ID
OL8331728M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1883544 bytes)
Pages
232\232
Topic
History
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Black Founders changes the way we think about the foundation of Australia. In an evocative and compelling narrative, distinguished historian and prize-winning author Cassandra Pybus reveals how the settlement of Australia was a multi-racial process from the outset. Pybus has uncovered that our black founders were originally slaves from America who sought freedom with the British during the American Revolution, only to find themselves abandoned and unemployed in England once the war was over. Enthralling stories of ‘Black Caesar’, who was Australia’s first bushranger, and Billy Blue, the first ferryman on Sydney Harbour, provide a vivid window into early Sydney life. They also show that race relations in the early colony were never a simple matter of white settlers versus black Aborigines.

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