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Africans in Scotland
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Black Lives in Scotland
Black Scottish narratives
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Scotland and Slavery
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- ISBN 9781474441469
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Do you ever wonder what life was like for the one Black child or few Black children, you knew growing up in Scotland? What happened to those children? Do you consider their experience to be part of Scotland’s legacy? Are they even Scottish? Are you one of us? Jeanette Davidson was one of these children. Setting the scene within Scotland’s spotted racial history and ongoing social and cultural context, she relates poignant stories of challenge, love, hostility, support, vulnerability, strength, abandonment, resilience, empowerment, accomplishment and identity of Black Scots growing up in the country, from babyhood to adulthood. Understanding their importance to a strong, evolving multiracial Scottish society, she also includes narratives of new immigrant families from Africa and the Diaspora. The book addresses “from the inside” the myths and realities of Scottish values and history related to people of African descent and sheds light on daily life, community, belonging, surviving, Black-Scottish identity, anti-racist behaviour, truth, liberation, hope and possibilities for the future.
Professor Jeanette R. (Carlisle) Davidson was born and raised in Scotland. She has a BA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Strathclyde and an MSSW and PhD in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to beginning her career in the academy, Davidson worked as a social work practitioner and clinician. She is currently on the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. She has published extensively in the areas of African and African American Studies and Social Work and is the editor of African American Studies (Edinburgh University Press, 2010 and 2021). In 2025, she received the Lifetime Contribution Award from the National Council for Black Studies. Jeanette Davidson is Professor Emerita of African and African American Studies and Social Work, University of Oklahoma.
