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Dark Convicts

By: Judy Johnson

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Paperback | 1 February 2017

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138 Pages

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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]

About the Author

Judy Johnson is an Australian writer who has won numerous awards for her poetry over the past decade. Her verse novel, Jack, won the prestigious CJ Dennis Award in 2007 and the Victorian Premier’s Award for Poetry. She lives in Newcastle with her three sons.

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