The Empire Windrush: the making of an iconic British journey
The Empire Windrush: the making of an iconic British journey
This chapter discusses the emigration of West Indians after the Second World War. It describes the arrival of black West Indians, generalised as Jamaicans, aboard the Empire Windrush to Britain in 1948. The chapter explores the significance of the migrant journeys of the West Indians, the beginning of black presence in Britain and the contributions of the migrants to the nation's chronological evolution.
Keywords: emigration, West Indians, Second World War, Jamaicans, Empire Windrush
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