Settlers scarf January 1684

January 1684

An illustration of Limehouse Dock from 'London: a Pilgrimage' by Blanchard Jerrold and Gustave Doré

Press cuttings

On river there is a fishing boat and a barge laden with merchandise

Another craft sails by and on the right a barge bears the City Corporation arms and fires a salute

Settlers scarf January 1684This is a story that begins with post 1960s arrivals from Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Somalia. Today their descendants have unleashed a tidal wave of British creativity from Lambeth to Lagos, Islington to the Ivory Coast. Jimi Famurewa writes with humour, style and sensitivity about the extraordinary world of Black African London. He also uncovers a history of racial discrimination, examines the legacy of transracial private fostering, and reveals