Josie Miller

The parents of my friend Josie Miller, who has died aged 94, first met in Stratford, Essex, in the 1890s. Three black circus workers, tired of sleeping under canvas in midwinter, knocked at Rosie Millist's door in search of rooms. Rosie had never met a black man before, but she "took a chance" on Joseph Miller from British Guiana, and ended up marrying him. Josie was born in Brixton, south London, one of three siblings.She was two when her elder brother was killed serving in France, and eight ...

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