’Empire Windrush’ ship arrives in UK carrying Jamaican immigrants (1948)
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The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury on 22 June 1948, transporting the first large group of immigrants from Jamaica in the West Indies. 492 passengers from Jamaica arrived to start a new life, initiating an era of immigration and multiculturalism in Great Britain - the ship’s arrival became a landmark in British cultural and political history.
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Ship ’Empire Windrush’ at dock after transporting immigrants to UK / Groups of Jamaican men standing around on deck of HMT Empire Windrush after arrival
Background: The Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury on 22 June 1948, transporting the first large group of immigrants from Jamaica in the West Indies. 492 passengers from Jamaica arrived to start a new life, initiating an era of immigration and multiculturalism in Great Britain -
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