Windrush Gen Flashcards
What day did the ship arrive to London
On June 22 1948
How many people were on board
492 people
Where did people from the windrush come from
The Caribbean Sea
What is the Caribbean known as
The west Indies
Where did most people migrate from (black imigration)
Jamacia,Barbados and Trinidad
When did the hurricane in Jamacia take place
1944
What was britian known as
The mother Country
What was a key part of the Guardian newspaper 23 June 1948
Empire Windrush
What was passed in Parliment
The british Nationality Act
What were all people apart of that were colonized by Britian
Commonwealth
What was the name for those who came on the windrush ship
The Windrush generation
What type of jobs did immigrants have
Cleaners,ticket collectors and hospital porters low paying jobs
What was the racist signs
No Irish,No Blacks and no dogs
What would some white youth do to the new immigrants
Attack them(assualt them with racial slurs/ and objects eg broken bottles)
How many immigrants were living in London by 1960
40,000
