Episode 162 – Black History in the Canon

“should not gossip about there being a black child in the neighborhood.” [YELL] 

Steve Dixie in "The Three Gables," Lucy Hebron in "The Yellow Face," and the unnamed mulatto in "Wisteria Lodge" are notable black people in the Canon. Actually, they're the only ones. What does this say about Arthur Conan Doyle's attitude and treatment toward them?

We know about the shocking way he chose to portray Steve Dixie – at least shocking by our standards. What were prevailing attitudes of the day? And how does Conan Doyle fare? It's just a trifle.

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Links / Notes

• This episode: ihose.co/trifles162
• Black British People in the 19th Century (Wikipedia)
• IHOSE Episode 44: Watson and Holmes (New Paradigm Studios)
• IHOSE Episode 81: Mycroft Holmes (Kareem Abdul Jabbar)

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• The Baker Street Journal

Music credits

Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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