Windrush generation

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The Windrush generation refers to the Caribbean migrants who arrived in the United Kingdom between the late 1940s and early 1970s to help rebuild the country after World War II, profoundly shaping modern British society and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Caribbean diaspora in the United Kingdom
historical community
social group
arrivalCountry England
United Kingdom
associatedEvent Windrush scandal
arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury in June 1948
citizenshipBasis British Nationality Act 1948
commemoratedBy Windrush Day
linked to: Windrush
contributedTo British cuisine
British literature
British politics
British popular music
British sport
development of multiculturalism in the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
demographicGroup first-generation Caribbean migrants to the United Kingdom after World War II
endTime early 1970s
faced hostile immigration policies
racial discrimination in employment
racial discrimination in housing
hasEthnicOrigin Afro-Caribbean
Caribbean
hasPart Barbadian migrants
Jamaican migrants
Trinidadian migrants
migrants from other British Caribbean colonies
influenced British cultural identity
race relations legislation in the United Kingdom
language English
legalStatus Citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies
migrationReason invitation from the British government to help rebuild the country after World War II
post-World War II labour shortages in the United Kingdom
namedAfter HMT Empire Windrush
pointOfArrival Tilbury Docks
pointOfDeparture Caribbean
recognizedAs foundational to modern British society
recognizedBy UK government
religion Christianity
startTime 1948
typicalEmploymentSector National Health Service
manufacturing
public transport
service industries
typicalSettlementArea Brixton
typicalSettlementCity Birmingham
Bristol
Leeds
London
linked to: London, England

Manchester
WindrushDayDate 22 June

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post-war Britain hasPart Windrush generation
Brixton historicallyAssociatedWith Windrush generation
Black Cultural Archives notableTheme Windrush generation
subject linked to: Black cultural archives
Black British notableMigrationWave Windrush generation
post-war London associatedWithEvent Windrush generation arrival
linked to: Windrush generation
Andrea Levy mainSubject Windrush generation
Andrea Levy influencedBy Windrush generation migration
linked to: Windrush generation
West Indian Gazette historicalContext Windrush generation
Windrush Square namedAfter Windrush generation
Windrush Square dedicatedTo Windrush generation