Monday, 22 April 2013

Research: Black Britain

what was happening between 1948-1962?
  • immigration for work
  • youth culture became more distinct - 'Teddy Boys'
  • 1948 - All citizens of the ex Empire could come to UK
  • Empire Windrush brought over thousands of Jamaican men and women 
  • During 50s and 60s Britain encouraged emigration of Caribbean and Jamaicans 
  • The amount of immigrants coming over was starting to become an issue during the '50s, in '58 (Watershed year) race became a real issue
  • Nottingham riots put race problems on the political agenda
  • Teddy Boys were growing and harassing more black people
  • Black immigration became a bad thing - it was to be avoided at all costs
  • '48 - Labour wrote to conservatives to appeal to control immigration 
  • black people starting to be blamed for all the problems with work - '60s

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