Experience of Black migrants in Bristol

Question 1

By 1958, there were 1,500 Caribbean migrants who’d come to the city of Bristol, and by ……., there were ,,,,,.

Answer 1

1962

doubled 3,000

Question 2

They largely faced discrimination from white landlords that refused to rent to black people
Most forced to live in the ……… (because it was emptier with more war-damaged houses)

Answer 2

St Pauls area

Question 3

Positive experience of Caribbean migrants(sports and club)

Answer 3

the ‘Bamboo Club’
opened in 1966, with music and
a restaurant for the Caribbean
community, and the Bristol
West Indian Cricket Club was
set up in 1964 for Caribbean’s

Question 4

Negative experiences of Black Caribbean Bristol

Answer 4

Housing – forced to live in St Paul’s area (more damaged/empty)

Bristol Bus Boycott – in 1955, Bristol Omnibus Company banned
employment of coloured people as bus divers or conductors, and
the West Indian Development Council (WIDC) boycotted the busses
until it was lifted in 1963 (however was still 97.5% white in 1966)

Question 5

(WIDC) was created …. to fight for education, jobs and housing

Answer 5

West Indian Development Council

1962

Question 6

The first St Pauls Festival was held in 1968, when it was originally small gathering of local people
Since ……, it has been the St Paul’s Carnival, and today, up to …….. people celebrate every year
- Contributions include Princess Campbell (first Black nurse) Barbra Dettering (teacher from Guyana)

Answer 6

1991

100,000