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Ancient
Times
 It
has been well documented that Africans were the first makers
of jewellery in Egypt and Ethiopia from ancient times, no later
than 6000 BC. They were the first ship builders. The black Ethiopians,
the nubians and the Egyptions, developed the art of ship building
over thousands of years. They produced funeral barges and war
ships that were able to carry over 250 soldiers.
Archaeologists
have found in the tombs throughout Africa, thousands of examples
of highly skilled and polished jewellery for health and personal
adornments. Examples of fine gold, silver and copper bracelets
and necklaces, gold earrings, crowns, headwear, leather belts,
belt buckles and girdles of considerable sophistication.
The
African Moors
In
711 AD an Afrikan people called the moors, under their leader
Grebal Tarik, crossed the straits called the Pillars of Hercules
and landed on the rock Island of Gibraltar ( named in his honour
). Here they built a mighty fortress. From this base they entered
Europe and made themselves masters of Spain. BY 1000 AD a black
Moorish Islamic culture had civilized Spain and flourished in
the fertile soils of Andalusia in Southern Spain.
They then crossed the Pyrenees Mountains
and conquered southern France and gave one of the finest cultural
civilizations Europe has ever had.
They
brought books with libraries and introduced the zero number.
They were also masters of astronomy, mathematics, algebra, medicine
and chemistry.
Kwanzaa
An African and African American cultural holiday which celebrates
family, community and culture. Kwanzaa builds on the five fundamental
activities of continental African celebrations: ingathering,
reverence, commemoration, recommitment, and celebration.
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| AD 43 |
ROMAN
CONQUEST BEDINS-ROMAN SOLDIERS DRAWN FROM ALL OVER EUROPE AND
NORTH AFRICA |
| 1507 |
JOHN
BLANKE - BLACK TRUMPETER AT HENRY VII'S COURT |
| 1555 |
FIRST
SLAVES BROUGHT TO BRITAIN - BEGINNING OF BLACK PRESENCE IN BRITAIN |
| 1600 |
EAST
INDIA COMPANY GRANTED CHARTER |
| 1601 |
ELIZEBETH
I ORDERS LORD MAYOR OF LONDON TO EXPEL LONDON'S SMALL BLACK POPULATION |
| 1630 |
FIRST
ASIANS BROUGHT TO BRITAIN AS SERVANTS |
| 1700's |
POPULATION
OF BLACK AND ASIAN SLAVE SERVANTS AND SEAMEN INCREASES |
| 1707 |
UNION
OF ENGLAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND |
| 1736 |
ANTI
IRISH RIOTS IN LONDON |
| 1801 |
UNION
OF ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND |
| 1914-8 |
FIRST
WORLD WAR. INFLUX FROM DOMINIONS, COLONIES AND OCCUPIED BELGIUM |
| 1920 |
GREEK-
CYPRIOT SETTLEMENT BEGINS |
| 1939 |
SECOND
WORLD WAR.SOLDIERS AND WORKERS FROM ALL OVER THE EMPIRE COME TO
BRITAIN |
| 1948 |
SS
EMPIRE WINDRUSH BRINGS THE FIRST WEST INDIAN IMMIGRANTS TO BRITAIN |
| 1950 |
IMMIGRATION
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH BEGINS-FROM IRELAND, WEST INDIES,SOUTH ASIA,ITALY,AND
CYPRUS |
| 1962 |
COMMON
WEALTH IMMIGRATIONS ACT |
| 1972 |
BRITISH
ASIANSARE EXPELLED FROM UGANDA AND MANY SETTLE IN BRITAIN |
| 1981 |
BRITISH
NATIONALITY ACT IS PASSED |
| 1993 |
ASYLUM
AND IMMIGRATION APPEALS AST PASSED |
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