Empire Windrush & Carribean Immigration Flashcards
When are where did the Empire Windrush arrive in Britain?
On 22nd June 1948 at Tilbury Docks.
How many people had the Carribean supplied to aid Britain in WWII?
10,000
Reasons for people fleeing the Carribean:
Jamaica had been devasted by a hurricaine in 1944, the price of their main export, sugar, was at an all-time low.
Names of some islands in the Carribean:
Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados
What act did Britain pass in 1948 and what did it do?
British Nationality Act. If you were a member of the Commonwealth, you were a British passport holder, so could settle and work in Britain.
In what jobs was Britain lacking workers?
The transport system, the postal service & hospitals.
How many were aboard the Empire Windrush?
492
What song did Lord Kitchener sing upon his arrival?
London’s the place for me.
Examples of low-paying jobs that oppressed Carribeans had to occupy:
Ticket collectors, cleaners, hospital porters.
Whereabouts in London were the several weeks of violence between black and white teens and what came of it?
Nottingham and Notting Hill. Notting Hill Carnival.
What didn’t the Race Relations Act 1965 cover?
Housing, Employment and financial things like Mortgages and Car Insurance.
What did the Race Relations Act 1965 set up and what did what it set up do?
The Race Relations Board. It promoted good race relations.
Where did the Race Relations Act 1965 apply?
Public places
By 1958, how many West Indians were working in the transport system?
Roughly 8,000.
