Onyeka eventually wrote an essay on the African presence in Tudor England. Onyeka was left as the last history student at the University. This was particularly significant as the academics within that department specialised in 'Black Studies'. From 2003-2009 Onyeka had supervision from staff in the History Department at Middlesex University, but eventually this department was dismantled. For many years Onyeka travelled to and from rural research centres to gather evidence for Blackamoores, he witnessed verbal and physical attacks of a racial kind directed against people of African and Asian descent and those of Traveller origin. The police and other agencies also warned him of further conspiracies that involved violence and intimidation. He received threats from organisations such as the White Wolves and Combat 18, the purpose of which was to prevent him from continuing his research. During that time Onyeka met with considerable obstacles. It contains original research conducted by Onyeka over twenty-three years in England, Scotland, Wales, Spain and the United States of America. 'Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, Their Presence, Status and Origins' (Blackamoores) is a book written by Onyeka and published in 2013.
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