The First Black Britons: The Slave Soldiers of the West India Regiments

The First Black Britons


The First Black Britons is a British documentary film produced by Sweet Patootee which focuses on the hidden history of the British West Indies Regiment, and a unique act of parliament that established them as a new class of citizen - Black British.

 The documentary originally aired in the UK on BBC2 on 27 October, 2005. It is an hour long.