# Basil Davidson

> Basil Risbridger Davidson was a British journalist and historian who wrote more than 30 books on African history and politics. According to two modern writers, "Davidson, a campaigning journalist whose first of many books on African history and politics appeared in 1956, remains perhaps the single-most effective disseminator of the new field to a popular international audience".

*British journalist and historian (1914-2010)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1914-11-09
- **Died:** 2010-07-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

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