- June 21st 1948 - Essex
-Lord Kitchener made a song upon arrival back in Britain 'London is the place for me''This lovely city' showing he had a respect for Britain as a place
- Excitement was tinged with uncertainty, fear of what was going to happen to them. No home or job security.
- Upon arrival finding white engine drivers or porters (luggage carriers)was new as caribbean's had never experienced white people in these kinds of jobs.
- Brixton, the nearest Labour exchange and none of the new arrivals found it hard to find work after suffering half a million casualties in the war. Britain was desperate for labour.
- Apparently there were young West Indians looking totally bewildered everywhere
- People would be insulting towards the West Indians - Rubbing black people's skin to see if it would come off.
- A second wave of immigration.
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