Professor james walvin biography

James Walvin is Professor of History Emeritus at University of York. He is the author or editor of thirty books. This includes Black Presence: A Documentary History of the Negro in England (1971), Black and White: The Negro and English Society, the winner of the 1975 Martin Luther King Memorial Prize and was described by the New York Times as one of the ` "Notable Books of the Year."

Other books by James Walvin includes Beside the Seaside: Social History of the Popular Seaside Holiday (1978), Slavery and the Slave Trade (1983), Black Personalities in the Era of the Slave Trade (1983), English Urban Life (1984), England, Slaves and Freedom, 1776-1838 (1986) Football and the Decline of Britain (1986), Victorian Values (1987), Black Ivory: a History of British Slavery (1994), Questioning Slavery (1996) The Quakers: Money and Morals (1997), Fruits of Empire.

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