Literal notes that I wrote whilst watching THE WINDRUSH YEARS

• Jamaicans
• England transformed by immigrants and their children.
• 50 years ago - 500 West Indians.
• 21st June 1948 - Colonial Caribbean came here.
• William Nalty - Church of England School.
• Connie Mark ---> Brought up to respect the Royal family.
• WW2 .. 1959 - West Indians joined in. -----> 'Come and fight for your mother land, come and fight for England.'
• 'Everyone and everything was equal in this country.'
• 250 from Trinidad
• West Indians became popular as musicians.
• A Woman Cashier - 'Isn't it about time they went back home.'
• 250 went home to Caribbean after war.
• EMPIRE WINDRUSH - normally to Mexico.
• Immigration closed doors to America.
• 24th May 1948 - Set sail from Kingston, Jamaica. SS Empire Windrush.
• KBW - Keep Britain White
• 'Darkie' 'Don't trust those Darkies'
• Old woman - 'These n*****s are everywhere, you can't get rid of them.'
• OBJECTIONS - NOT BECAUSE OF COLOUR. ---> Some of them wash with oil.
• 'You felt like you were an intruder. You were an outsider; you did not belong.'
• Black households were targetted.
• Mosely 'Do you want the blacks to take your jobs?'
• May 1925 - Nelson Cochrane noted 'here's another blackie, let's get him' ---> Didn't die because he did something wrong, but because of his skin colour.
• 'Blues Party.'
• 60s SKA ----> London West-end clubs.
• Island records ---> Sold more in Britain than Jamaica ---> 'My Boy Lollipop.'
• Jamacanisation
• A white girl with a black guy was considered 'cool'