Later this month we publish Eddie Chambers’ Black Artists in British Art: A History from 1950 to the Present, so in the meantime read this exclusive extract. Continue reading
Tag Archives: 19th Century
Tolstoy and Vegetarianism
In the last thirty years of his life, Leo Tolstoy developed a moral philosophy that embraced, amongst other things, vegetarianism. But how did Tolstoy’s stance compare to the wider vegetarian movement of the late-nineteenth century? Continue reading
All Distinction of Colour Was Lost
1811 marked the second and final fight between English boxing champion Tom Cribb and American ex-slave Tom Molineaux. Continue reading