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In London Is The Place for Me, Kennetta Hammond Perry explores how Afro-Caribbean migrants navigated the politics of race and citizenship in Britain and reconfigured the boundaries of what it meant to be both Black and British at a critical juncture in the history of Empire and twentieth century transnational race politics.
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Black people in the British Empire have long challenged the notion that "there ain't no black in the Union Jack." For the post-World War II wave of Afro-Caribbean migrants, many of whom had long been subjects of the Empire, claims to a British identity and imperial citizenship were considered to be theirs by birthright. However, while Britain was internationally touted as a paragon of fair play and equal justice, they arrived in a nation that was frequently hostileand unwilling to incorporate Black people into its concept of what it meant to be British. Black Britons therefore confronted the racial politics of British citizenship and became active politicalagents in challenging anti-Black racism. In a society with a highly racially circumscribed sense of identity-and the laws, customs, and institutions to back it up-Black Britons had to organize and fight to assert their right to belong. In London Is The Place for Me, Kennetta Hammond Perry explores how Afro-Caribbean migrants navigated the politics of race and citizenship in Britain and reconfigured the boundaries of what it meant to be both Black and British at acritical juncture in the history of Empire and twentieth century transnational race politics. She situates their experience within a broader context of Black imperial and diasporic political participation, andexamines the pushback-both legal and physical-that the migrants' presence provoked. Bringing together a variety of sources including calypso music, photographs, migrant narratives, and records of grassroots Black political organizations, London Is the Place for Me positions Black Britons as part of wider public debates both at home and abroad about citizenship, the meaning of Britishness and the politics of race in the second half of the twentieth century. TheUnited Kingdom's postwar discriminatory curbs on immigration and explosion of racial violence forced White Britons as well as Black to question their perception of Britain as a racially progressive society and,therefore, to question the very foundation of their own identities. Perry's examination expands our understanding of race and the Black experience in Europe and uncovers the critical role that Black people played in the formation of contemporary British society.
Author Biography
Kennetta Hammond Perry is Assistant Professor of History at East Carolina University. Her research interests include transnational race politics, Black Europe and the connections between emancipation and citizenship. Her work on race politics in Britain has been published in the Journal of British Studies, History Compass and appears in a new volume on 20th century protests movements, The Other Special Relationship: Race, Rights andRiots in Britain and the United States.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction Windrush PoliticsChapter 1 Race, Empire and the Formation of Black BritainChapter 2 Migration, Citizenship and the Boundaries of BelongingChapter 3 'Race Riots' and the Mystique of British Anti-RacismChapter 4 Are We to Be Mauled Down Just Because We Are Black?Chapter 5 Exposing the Racial Politics of Immigration ControlsChapter 6 The Limits of Campaigning Against Racial DiscriminationEpilogue Black Britain, the State and the Politics of Race
Review
"London Is the Place for Me tells the beautiful story of how a defiant, steadfast, organized people made the Union Jack black. Kennetta Perry's illuminating and deeply researched book documents how Afro-Caribbean migrants resisted British racism, radically redefined the meaning of citizenship, and transformed post-war England in the process. Jolly old London Town will never been the same." -Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Africa Speaks, America Answers: ModernJazz and Revolutionary Times (2012)"An absorbing, timely, and inspiring account. Kennetta Hammond Perry captures vividly the challenges Windrush-era migrants faced. But she also shows that grassroots organizing by Afro-Caribbeans really did make a difference, changing formal and unspoken exclusions and bringing about a more inclusive definition of what 'Britain' could be. This is a story that matters." -Lara Putnam, Professor and Chair of History, University of Pittsburgh"How were Black British imaginaries of 'belonging,' and of imperial 'subject rights,' challenged in practice, after the War? Perry's work skillfully explores bedrock sources that illuminate daily life, expectations, and the contradictory realities of lived experience for West Indians in motion. She follows ideas and movement from their roots in the Caribbean, into a reconstituted metropolitan racial politics-from the streets to the halls of power. Her workassuredly enters the canon of burgeoning Black British scholarship, as a rich and provocative research study and as an argument about the ironies of British claims properly juxtaposed with Blackperception-both local and global." -Susan Dabney Pennybacker, Chalmers W. Poston Distinguished Professor of European History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"A genuinely post-Windrush history of Britain, driven by the experiences of Afro-Caribbean migrants, is long overdue. Perry offers us a glimpse into the vibrant everyday life of mid-20th century black Britons who had one eye on London and the other on global race politics. London Is the Place for Me revises narratives of postwar British history to account not just for the presence of people of African descent but for the ways they shaped key debates andlandmark moments at all scales of political practice as well." -Antoinette Burton, Professor of History and Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies, University of Illinois"[A] brilliant account on the transnational and multi-faceted perspective of race politics. London is the place for me contributes from a historical point of view to an interdisciplinary debate that stretches beyond academia and still reverberates in contemporary societies." -- Ana Moledo, Leipzig University, Connections: A Journal for Historians and Area Specialists
Long Description
Black people in the British Empire have long challenged the notion that "there ain't no black in the Union Jack." For the post-World War II wave of Afro-Caribbean migrants, many of whom had long been subjects of the Empire, claims to a British identity and imperial citizenship were considered to be theirs by birthright. However, while Britain was internationally touted as a paragon of fair play and equal justice, they arrived in a nation that was frequently hostileand unwilling to incorporate Black people into its concept of what it meant to be British. Black Britons therefore confronted the racial politics of British citizenship and became active politicalagents in challenging anti-Black racism. In a society with a highly racially circumscribed sense of identity-and the laws, customs, and institutions to back it up-Black Britons had to organize and fight to assert their right to belong. In London Is The Place for Me, Kennetta Hammond Perry explores how Afro-Caribbean migrants navigated the politics of race and citizenship in Britain and reconfigured the boundaries of what it meant to be both Black and British at acritical juncture in the history of Empire and twentieth century transnational race politics. She situates their experience within a broader context of Black imperial and diasporic political participation, andexamines the pushback-both legal and physical-that the migrants' presence provoked. Bringing together a variety of sources including calypso music, photographs, migrant narratives, and records of grassroots Black political organizations, London Is the Place for Me positions Black Britons as part of wider public debates both at home and abroad about citizenship, the meaning of Britishness and the politics of race in the second half of the twentieth century. TheUnited Kingdom's postwar discriminatory curbs on immigration and explosion of racial violence forced White Britons as well as Black to question their perception of Britain as a racially progressive society and,therefore, to question the very foundation of their own identities. Perry's examination expands our understanding of race and the Black experience in Europe and uncovers the critical role that Black people played in the formation of contemporary British society.
Review Text
"London Is the Place for Me tells the beautiful story of how a defiant, steadfast, organized people made the Union Jack black. Kennetta Perry's illuminating and deeply researched book documents how Afro-Caribbean migrants resisted British racism, radically redefined the meaning of citizenship, and transformed post-war England in the process. Jolly old London Town will never been the same." -Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Africa Speaks, America Answers: ModernJazz and Revolutionary Times (2012)"An absorbing, timely, and inspiring account. Kennetta Hammond Perry captures vividly the challenges Windrush-era migrants faced. But she also shows that grassroots organizing by Afro-Caribbeans really did make a difference, changing formal and unspoken exclusions and bringing about a more inclusive definition of what 'Britain' could be. This is a story that matters." -Lara Putnam, Professor and Chair of History, University of Pittsburgh"How were Black British imaginaries of 'belonging,' and of imperial 'subject rights,' challenged in practice, after the War? Perry's work skillfully explores bedrock sources that illuminate daily life, expectations, and the contradictory realities of lived experience for West Indians in motion. She follows ideas and movement from their roots in the Caribbean, into a reconstituted metropolitan racial politics-from the streets to the halls of power. Her workassuredly enters the canon of burgeoning Black British scholarship, as a rich and provocative research study and as an argument about the ironies of British claims properly juxtaposed with Blackperception-both local and global." -Susan Dabney Pennybacker, Chalmers W. Poston Distinguished Professor of European History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"A genuinely post-Windrush history of Britain, driven by the experiences of Afro-Caribbean migrants, is long overdue. Perry offers us a glimpse into the vibrant everyday life of mid-20th century black Britons who had one eye on London and the other on global race politics. London Is the Place for Me revises narratives of postwar British history to account not just for the presence of people of African descent but for the ways they shaped key debates andlandmark moments at all scales of political practice as well." -Antoinette Burton, Professor of History and Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies, University of Illinois"[A] brilliant account on the transnational and multi-faceted perspective of race politics. London is the place for me contributes from a historical point of view to an interdisciplinary debate that stretches beyond academia and still reverberates in contemporary societies." -- Ana Moledo, Leipzig University, Connections: A Journal for Historians and Area Specialists
Review Quote
"London Is the Place for Me tells the beautiful story of how a defiant, steadfast, organized people made the Union Jack black. Kennetta Perry's illuminating and deeply researched book documents how Afro-Caribbean migrants resisted British racism, radically redefined the meaning of citizenship, and transformed post-war England in the process. Jolly old London Town will never been the same." -Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz and Revolutionary Times (2012) "An absorbing, timely, and inspiring account. Kennetta Hammond Perry captures vividly the challenges Windrush-era migrants faced. But she also shows that grassroots organizing by Afro-Caribbeans really did make a difference, changing formal and unspoken exclusions and bringing about a more inclusive definition of what 'Britain' could be. This is a story that matters." -Lara Putnam, Professor and Chair of History, University of Pittsburgh "How were Black British imaginaries of 'belonging,' and of imperial 'subject rights,' challenged in practice, after the War? Perry's work skillfully explores bedrock sources that illuminate daily life, expectations, and the contradictory realities of lived experience for West Indians in motion. She follows ideas and movement from their roots in the Caribbean, into a reconstituted metropolitan racial politics-from the streets to the halls of power. Her work assuredly enters the canon of burgeoning Black British scholarship, as a rich and provocative research study and as an argument about the ironies of British claims properly juxtaposed with Black perception-both local and global." -Susan Dabney Pennybacker, Chalmers W. Poston Distinguished Professor of European History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "A genuinely post-Windrush history of Britain, driven by the experiences of Afro-Caribbean migrants, is long overdue. Perry offers us a glimpse into the vibrant everyday life of mid-20th century black Britons who had one eye on London and the other on global race politics. London Is the Place for Me revises narratives of postwar British history to account not just for the presence of people of African descent but for the ways they shaped key debates and landmark moments at all scales of political practice as well." -Antoinette Burton, Professor of History and Bastian Professor of Global and Transnational Studies, University of Illinois "[A] brilliant account on the transnational and multi-faceted perspective of race politics. London is the place for me contributes from a historical point of view to an interdisciplinary debate that stretches beyond academia and still reverberates in contemporary societies." -- Ana Moledo, Leipzig University, Connections: A Journal for Historians and Area Specialists
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Selling point: Rethinks traditional historical accounts about the significance of the Windrush generation that focus on the perspective of policy-makers.Selling point: Departs from previous scholarship by centering black Britons as political actors as they made claims to citizenship and challenged the state to guarantee their rights.Selling point: Situates race politics in twentieth century Britain within the context of empire and transnational race politics
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Windrush Politics Chapter 1 Race, Empire and the Formation of Black Britain Chapter 2 Migration, Citizenship and the Boundaries of Belonging Chapter 3 'Race Riots' and the Mystique of British Anti-Racism Chapter 4 Are We to Be Mauled Down Just Because We Are Black? Chapter 5 Exposing the Racial Politics of Immigration Controls Chapter 6 The Limits of Campaigning Against Racial Discrimination Epilogue Black Britain, the State and the Politics of Race
Details ISBN0190240202 Author Kennetta Hammond Perry Pages 336 ISBN-10 0190240202 ISBN-13 9780190240202 Format Hardcover Year 2016 Short Title LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME Language English Media Book Subtitle Black Britons, Citizenship and the Politics of Race Illustrations Yes Position Assistant Professor of History Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Affiliation Assistant Professor of History, East Carolina University Publication Date 2016-01-28 UK Release Date 2016-01-28 NZ Release Date 2016-01-28 US Release Date 2016-01-28 Series Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Alternative 9780190909949 DEWEY 941.00496073 Audience General AU Release Date 2016-03-09 We've got this
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