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Immigrants & Minorities· 2026Q1

Black Liverpool: ‘The real thing’. West African, West Indian and Afro-American culture at the end of the twentieth century

John Belchem

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Stephen Small argues that Black Liverpool represents a 'racialised anomaly' and a distinct case within British history, challenging notions of Liverpool exceptionalism.

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Key points

  • Stephen Small argues for Black Liverpool as a 'racialised anomaly'.
  • This perspective challenges recent studies questioning Liverpool exceptionalism.
  • The focus is on West African, West Indian, and Afro-American culture in late 20th-century Liverpool.
  • The paper makes an impassioned case for the city's distinctiveness.

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Abstract

Liverpool exceptionalism has been called into question in recent studies of British history but Stephen Small makes an impassioned case for Black Liverpool as a case apart, a ‘racialised anomaly’. ...

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Field: Cultural Studies

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