The SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury docks on 22 June 1948 carrying passengers from the Caribbean. They were invited by Britain to assist with post-war reconstruction (Windrush70.com).
Here I provide an insight in to the wrongful targeting of the ‘Windrush Generation’ through immigration enforcement as a result of the UK Government’s ‘hostile environment’ policies.
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
In The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files, David Olusoga gives a platform to powerful and personal testimony from men and women of the Windrush generation, who arrived in Britain as children between 1948 and 1972, and exposes secret government files that reveal a scandal 70 years in the making.
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Britain’s Windrush veterans: the battle to be British
It’s been seventy years since 492 passengers disembarked from the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks. Invited to Britain as part of the first generation of workers from the Caribbean, some went on to serve in the armed forces. Over the decades they served in conflicts around the world as British citizens – or so they thought.
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From Slavery To Windrush: My Family's Story
The BBC's Amanda Kirton journeys from Britain to Jamaica and uncovers not only her family's hidden past but the dark history of the two islands. She discovers why the Windrush scandal was about more than the politics of immigration. This video contains language some viewers may find offensive.
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Windrush: Who exactly was on board?
The British troopship HMT Empire Windrush anchored at Tilbury Docks, Essex, on 21 June 1948 carrying hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean hoping for a new life in Britain - alongside hundreds from elsewhere. Who were they?
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Windrush Generation: The scandal that shook Britain explained and debated
The Windrush generation, campaigners and politicians discuss the scandal in a Channel 4 News special just yards from the Home Office.
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The stories of the Windrush veterans
The personal stories of the Windrush generation - British people from the West Indies who came here to live, often before their islands became independent states - have shocked the world. They have worked and lived in the UK for decades, but some are now finding that their status in this country, as citizens, is being questioned and doubted.
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I'm part of Windrush returning to Jamaica after 50 years
After Windrush: Paulette Wilson's visit to Jamaica, 50 years on. A letter from the British government classifying Paulette Wilson as an illegal immigrant shook her sense of identity and belonging. ‘Hostile environment’ policies years in the making meant that Wilson and other victims of the Windrush scandal had their right to residency in the UK called into question.
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