Dark Convicts

By Judy Johnson

It is a little known fact that eleven African American convicts arrived in Australia on the First Fleet in 1788. Two of these ex-slaves were the author's ancestors. In extensively researched poems, award-winning writer Judy Johnson vividly portrays scenes from her black forebearers' lives, both before transportation and afterwards, in the fledgling colony of New South Wales. Dark Convicts uncovers a little known aspect of Australian colonial history, told from the unique vantage point of a descendant. (Series: UWAP Poetry) [Subject: Poetry]~~

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1742589189
• ISBN13: 9781742589183
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Uwap Poetry
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"