As an African American I know next to nothing about people of African descent in Great Britain's past. I also know next to nothing about Black people who currently live in Great Britain. And I don't it's only African Americans who know very little about Black Britons. I think other Americans (meaning people from the United States) lack information about this population and their culture/s.

It seems to me that such information could be helpful in discussions about various topics on this forum, including the discussions about the blackening up customs of some Morris Dance groups.

As a means of learning more about Black Britons, I've searched Mudcat archived threads to find what comments/information about this subject have already posted on this forum. In my opinion, having a central resource thread about this broad subject would be helpful to those interested in this subject (including me). Of course, this may be just the category/list making Virgo in me speaking once again.

The purpose of this thread is to provide a listing of and hyperlinks to Mudcat threads on Black Britons. In addition, the purpose of this thread is to provide links to some other Internet resources about that population. This thread will also include excerpts from those postings and Internet articles, reader comments, forum postings etc.

It's my hope that this thread will not just provide information/links, but also elicit insightful, interesting, and respectful discussion on this topic.

Thanks in advance for your participation on this thread.