Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs, this classic of over two decades in existence, provides a look at the history of African and Caribbean communities in Britain over the last 400 years.

Many people think that Britain's Black population has only developed in modern times, especially since the end of the Second World War in 1945. In fact there have been distinct African communities in cities such as London, Bristol, Edinburgh and Cardiff for over 300 years. The first Africans may even have come to Britain thousands of years ago.