carribean migrants Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
when was the empire windrush?
A
1948
2
Q
what was the colour bar?
A
black/asian people were denied access to jobs, housing and services
3
Q
what was the 1965 race relations act?
A
racial discrimination banned in public places and it is illegal
4
Q
what did MP enoch powell say in his rivers of blood speech?
A
immigration posed a threat to british identity.
5
Q
what was the new cross fire?
A
1981- a house fire killed 14 young black people and the police dismissed it.
6
Q
what jobs did they have?
A
worked in NHS, TFL, factories, cleaning
7
Q
why were they encouraged to come to britian?
A
the shortage of workers
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