Article: A new take on an old kingdom: Black artists paint a different picture. (Transforming the Crown: African, Asian and Caribbean Artists in Britain, 1966-1996, art exhibition; includes work of British artists of African descent)(Cover Story)

In the mid-1970s in Britain, the back page of the Times carried a small advertisement for a leather jacket. The text that accompanied the picture of the jacket informed readers that it came in two colors, "black" and "nigger brown," leading to the thought, Surely folks here have heard of gasoline and matches, so why is the Times building still standing?

Black Britain (a term that includes folk ranging from Bengalis to Zanzibaris and that most closely corresponds to our usage of "people of color") at that time made up a notably smaller percentage of Britain's populace than African Americans did in the United States and had far less cultural or political impact on ...

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