WINDRUSH 1948

Windrush 1948



Windrush 1948

Introduction

This paper intends to research the history of Windrush in 1948. I have chosen the topic to research about the history of African people in the British.

Research Topic

The MV Empire Windrush was a ship in the symbolic history of immigration and multiracialism of contemporary British society. The Empire Windrush landed on 22 June, 1948, at Tilbury, near London, with 492 immigrants from the Caribbean on board. These passengers constituted the first large group of immigrants from the British West Indies to arrive in the UK after war. Windrush, the first boat of immigrants from the Caribbean, arrived in England in 1948. It represented an important moment for the evolution of the relations between English and the Indians coming from the West. Initially, they had many problems and they have to face very difficult racial issues. Since then, it was necessary to have again here in England some flavours of the West Indies.

Documentary Sources

Documentary Source Type 1

Exact Title: Researching Social Life.

It is a research paper and will be available at Sage Publications.

Documentary Source Type 2

Exact Title The Empire Ships

This data was taken from a book which is available at Google.

Sampling Plan

For future research, I can use both primary and secondary data. the seconday data can be accessed online at libraries as well.

Expected Location

I can also go for interviewing people for this part of research. however, I can also go to libraries and found the data in history section.

Summary

The arrival of these immigrants was an important step in the history of modern Britain and the images of black immigrants taken to symbolize the descent of the boats the beginnings of Britain's multicultural society. In UK, after the war, there was an enormous need for labour and companies like British Rail , the NHS or ...