books.google.co.uk - This book examines the character and composition of the black population of Britain between 1780 and 1830, previous studies of which have been hampered by a lack of demographic evidence. Drawing heavily from data collected from parish registers, contemporary newspapers and journals, parliamentary papers...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Reconstructing_the_Black_Past.html?id=APAGTkN1YX4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareReconstructing the Black Past