Windrush by Trevor Phillips

Windrush by Trevor Phillips

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Summary

The story of Britain's first West Indian immigrants and their descendants from the first wave of immigration fifty years ago to the present day. First hand accounts are given of what it was like to be black in Britain for the founders of the black communities and in the present day. Complements the BBC documentary WINDRUSH.

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Windrush by Trevor Phillips

50 years ago 500 West indians made a 30 day journey across the Atlantic in an ageing merchant ship, the Empire Windrush. They were to become the symbolic founders of Britain's black communities. For the first time there were would be communities that would not, could not, blend into the background. British society faced an entirely new challenge. This text tells this story through the eyes of the survivors of that first voyage, their descendants, friends and colleagues. At the heart of the book are first-hand accounts of these times, discussing what it was like to be black at that time.
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ISBN 13 9780002559096
ISBN 10 0002559099
Title Windrush
Author Trevor Phillips
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1998-05-18
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.