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ANCESTORS
by
Paul Crooks
“Ancestor's is a powerful
book that reminds us why this part of history should be acknowledged … this
book pays tribute in a fantastic way”
BBC Radio Berkshire
'Groundbreaking…
a riveting read'.
The Voice
'A moving account of a black British family that travels through the
ages from slavery and beyond'.
Bonnie Greer, The Guardian
'I was
moved...'
Doreen Lawrence,
And Still I Rise
'An inspiring piece of literature'.
The New Nation
‘Fantastic’
Andrew
Clunis Editor The Voice
ORDER ONLINE AT:
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ISBN:1-901969-07-X
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PAUL’S SPEAKING engagements
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Saturday 28th June 2008
from 2-5pm
Were your ancestors slaves
or slavers
London
Borough of Sutton,
Central Library,
St Nicholas Way,
SUTTON, Surrey
SM1 1EA
Tel: +44 (020 8770 4745
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FOR 2007 speaking engagements CLICK HERE
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Born in London
England, I often wondered,
as a child, whether it was possible to trace my family’s origins in Africa. The thought of raiding several archives, with
no guarantee of success, was daunting. Yet it surprised me to find that the
British Colonial Office kept good records of the people who settled the British West Indies. Click on the above icons to find
out about my to find my roots.
Click here to enter
the family history of
the Crooks family, Jamaica. Find out about my quest to
locate Plau, the birth place of my GGGG Grandmother
Ami Djaba, from Krobo Mountain,
Volta Region,
South Eastern Ghana; and my GGG Grandfather John Alexander Crooks who had
embarked from the Bight of
Biafra.
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Acknowledgements:
Photo
by Christian Aid/David Rose. The Tree of Life, made entirely of guns,
was created by Mozambican artists from a Christian Aid supported project that
exchanges weapons for equipment such as sewing machines bicycles and building
materials. The All Africans People
Revolutionary Party for organising the return to the motherland. Alex Haley Author of “Roots”
mailto:prcrooks@netcomuk.co.uk
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