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Black founders : the unknown story of Australia's first black settlers / Cassandra Pybus.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
994.02 PYBU	Adult Non Fiction		Campsie .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	0868408492 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780868408491 (pbk.)
Name	Pybus, Cassandra Jane
Title	Black founders : the unknown story of Australia's first black settlers / Cassandra Pybus.
Published	Sydney : UNSW Press, 2006.
Description	x, 222 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes	Includes index.
Notes	Bibliography: p. 201-210.
Summary	This book reveals that black convicts were among our first fleet settlersa fact which profoundly complicates our understanding of race relations in early colonial Australia. Most of these black founders were originally slaves from America who had sought freedom with the British during the American Revolution only to find themselves abandoned and unemployed in England when the war was over.
Subjects	Africans -- Australia -- History
Subjects	Australia -- History -- 1788-1900
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Africans -- Australia -- History . Australia -- History -- 1788-1900 . Authors: Pybus, Cassandra Jane .