Black British

1775, the British Empire ended salutary neglect of the colonies because of the monetary need to repay the French and Indian War debts. Before this, the colonies were mostly self-governed and paid little to no British taxes, which made the colonies seem remotely independent to begin with. However, once the British ended salutary neglect and began to implement a series of unreasonable taxes on the colonists to repay the war debt, the colonies became enraged due to the fact little to no British…

was still a majority white society that had racist tendencies and values. There were many cases of racism during the 1960s and 1970s. with many incidents being reported to police such as white landlords refusing to sell or rent their properties to black people and in particular to people from the Caribbean. There were also other similar…

significantly contributed to the shift in power in the world at different periods in time each in their own way. Rum gave power to many different people including slave owners, coffee sparked an enlightenment, and tea gave a company power over the British government. The world would be a very different place without these…

that takes place in Burma where the British government has sent military officers to the colonies it has there. The story is written through Orwell’s point of view as one of the officers who is strongly disliked by the Burmese that live in the colony. By writing about his experience as a military occupier in a British colony in Burma, Orwell tries to show that imperialism does not just negatively impact it’s victims but also the people enforcing it. The British officers, including Orwell, in…

Sprouting from a religious conquest, the British incentive to colonizing Africa was spreading their Christian ideologies that then turned into a fight against slavery. Africa was in a vulnerable situation due to the low morale of slavery demand. As mass production of crops and trade became popular, “Africa became the main source of laborers for Europeans.” The slave trade became so catastrophic to Africa due to the immense need for workers. One attempt the British had planned to revitalize…

Recommendations Recently, English football is being promoted by the U.K. government and the Football Association (FA) has been handed the major role to play in the counter against racism and increase the involvement rates of ethnic minorities in the British civic society (KASSIMERIS, 2008, p. 125). However, for one to use football as a tool for braking down the barriers for racial abuse, racism at the elite level should be tackled first so as to set a better example for the others. After looking…

Lastly, race relations continue to reflect the incredibly important social implications of racism in current events. Examples such as the brutality faced by young Black men by the cops demonstrates the assumption that African-Americans are brutish and violent, characteristics given to them by scientists during the slave trade. One example of on going racism that goes unnoticed is the high rate of violence against women of color, specifically sexual violence. As mentioned before, the sexual…

Navigation Acts, which restricted the American colonies’ trade partners to only their mother country. This greatly narrowed their their trade options while simultaneously enriching the crown with the wealth of thirteen other territories. The French and British maintained several differences in their colonization of North America. Settlers emigrated from each country for different reasons; the former were traders and explorers, and while some of the latter were as well, English settlers were…

experienced by the young British law enforcer in George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” was by the pre existing tension between the British Empire’s imperial rule over Burma, and the Burmese’s disrespectful actions towards his authority being enforced of the Empire. Orwell displays this conflict and tension as we see his use of symbolism and irony throughout the essay. As a matter of fact, Orwell’s symbolic use of the elephant shows both sides of the confliction between the British…

Between racism and acceptance. Between old and new. Between the EU and the U.S. In all things Britain performs this balancing act. An act that often, more often not, than to edges into hypocrisy. They proclaim “Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish,” all the while alienating and pushing out the Indian population that created said dish. They are all too happy to wholly accept white immigrants,but push against non-white immigrants. Purely on the color of their skin. Continued…