JT rights of ethnic minorities Flashcards
what changed britian into a multicultural society
war ended and government needed workers to rebuild society so passed british national act 1948 - anyone from commonwealth could come to Britain as a citizen and were offered loans to trvel
what was the result of British national act 1948
increased black and asian population in britian
when immigrants came to britain what did they face (3)
poor housing
discrimination
low paid jobs
what was the result of the conditions immigrants faced
racial violence
what steps were taken to introduce racial harmony
introduction of carnivals
who was enoch powell
conservative pollitian who gave rivers of blood speach predicting a civil war if immigration didnt stop
who were national front
political group who call ed for an end to immigration
how did governemtn respond to requests made by national front
introduced 2 acts limiting immigration and laws to improve race relations
what racial unrest occured in 1981
brixton riots
what was cause of brixton riots
time of high unemployment and crime, poor relationships between police and black people. Police carried out a stop and search which turned into a riot a later investigation revealed a racial culture in the police.
