How Britain’s ‘brown babies’ were hidden away: the secret history of the first mixed race orphanage
- Posted on October 18, 2024
- By The Guardian
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How Britain’s ‘brown babies’ were hidden away: the secret history of the first mixed race orphanage
At least 2,000 babies were born to Black GIs stationed in Britain during the second world war and a home was created for some of them: Holnicote House in Somerset. Those who grew up there are now telling their stories
