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Showing posts with label Windrush. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windrush. Show all posts
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Windrush - Part 10
- Visitors to Britain had began permanent roots
- These people were good at taking risks and thinking in the future always thinking of how their children would get a better living
- Martin Luther King talking about equality made a big difference to a lot of people
- 1963 - Black Political Action. Discrimination, things were breaking out in America
- The Boycot took four months to achieve victory
- Malcom X of West Indian background himself visited Britian before he died
Windrush - Part 9
- Sex played a great part in the stamina as to why women were choosing more black men
- A white model began to see two West Indian men at the same time which began an uproar in the media
- West Indians had a tradition of going to church and wearing their best clothes on a sunday. However, the white people didn't want blakc people in their churches as they were afraid of losing their community
- A white model began to see two West Indian men at the same time which began an uproar in the media
- West Indians had a tradition of going to church and wearing their best clothes on a sunday. However, the white people didn't want blakc people in their churches as they were afraid of losing their community
Windrush - Part 8
- A lot of white people were shocked and it was a multi racial funeral - Turning point where people agreed the violence should stop
- General election 1959 - 'Down with Mosley'
- Mosley only gained 2000 votes and retired from politics
- Being able to speak your mind - Behaviour was different
- New social scene 'Blues Party'
- A new music genre came about 'Ska'
- 'My boy lollipop' was a core song from the West Indian market to the West end
- A different and exciting culture
- 60s began to swing but to Caribbean flavour
- 'Jamaicanisation' of white culture
- Caribbean music stapled the thriving night scene
- General election 1959 - 'Down with Mosley'
- Mosley only gained 2000 votes and retired from politics
- Being able to speak your mind - Behaviour was different
- New social scene 'Blues Party'
- A new music genre came about 'Ska'
- 'My boy lollipop' was a core song from the West Indian market to the West end
- A different and exciting culture
- 60s began to swing but to Caribbean flavour
- 'Jamaicanisation' of white culture
- Caribbean music stapled the thriving night scene
Windrush - Part 7
- Following six weeks after the riots - Black peoples homes were targeted night after night
- Youngsters were running around with petrol can setting fire to black peoples homes
- Mosley's anti immigrant movement campaigned in Notting Hill since 1956 and he was known as Britain's facist leader
- Mosley supported Hitler
- Everyone had to support Mosley otherwise they would be turned against
- 1958 - Notting Hill was a dangerous place for West Indians to be The white people would walk around with all sorts of weapons 'They had chains' knives etc
- The advise given to Black people from the police would be to go back to where they came from
- 1st September Balck people fought back with petrol bombs and thier own weapons
- This sent shockwaves over Britain
- 9 months after the riots Notting Hill hit the news as a West Indian carpenter was stabbed to death by three teddy boys this was Britains first acknoledged race killing.
- No-one was ever arrested for that killing which made Black people aware of their vunerability and lack of protection they had from the Police
- Youngsters were running around with petrol can setting fire to black peoples homes
- Mosley's anti immigrant movement campaigned in Notting Hill since 1956 and he was known as Britain's facist leader
- Mosley supported Hitler
- Everyone had to support Mosley otherwise they would be turned against
- 1958 - Notting Hill was a dangerous place for West Indians to be The white people would walk around with all sorts of weapons 'They had chains' knives etc
- The advise given to Black people from the police would be to go back to where they came from
- 1st September Balck people fought back with petrol bombs and thier own weapons
- This sent shockwaves over Britain
- 9 months after the riots Notting Hill hit the news as a West Indian carpenter was stabbed to death by three teddy boys this was Britains first acknoledged race killing.
- No-one was ever arrested for that killing which made Black people aware of their vunerability and lack of protection they had from the Police
Windrush -Part 6
- Growing numbers of black people becoming home owners, bringing over methods from the Caribbean
- Resentment against West Indians was reaching boiling point - Racial hostility soon accompanied by violence
- 'Teddy Boys' fought black people on the street they also beat up women who fell in love with black men
- 'Age of tremendous cruelty to Black people'
- Black women out early in the morning 'doing the dirty jobs' cleaning in the hospitals
- Nottingham summer of 1958 West Indians decided they wanted to fight back at the violence towards them
- After two weeks the violence subsided but violence then broke out in Notting Hill, London but this was the white people
- Nottingham Hill riots shook Britain
- 'Turning their own people against them' as a white woman started to fight against other white people offering help
- Resentment against West Indians was reaching boiling point - Racial hostility soon accompanied by violence
- 'Teddy Boys' fought black people on the street they also beat up women who fell in love with black men
- 'Age of tremendous cruelty to Black people'
- Black women out early in the morning 'doing the dirty jobs' cleaning in the hospitals
- Nottingham summer of 1958 West Indians decided they wanted to fight back at the violence towards them
- After two weeks the violence subsided but violence then broke out in Notting Hill, London but this was the white people
- Nottingham Hill riots shook Britain
- 'Turning their own people against them' as a white woman started to fight against other white people offering help
Windrush - Part 5
- Romance across the colour line. A lot of the blakc men that were coming over from the Caribbean were single - causing hostility from the white men. 'No decent girl would go out with a black man'
- Lloyd and Margaret were forced to move away as her family disowned her for seeing a black man.
- Huge conflict over housing
- BBC made a programme following a black man trying to find acommodation and showed how black people would be turned away and the reasons they were given.
- Lloyd and Margaret were forced to move away as her family disowned her for seeing a black man.
- Huge conflict over housing
- BBC made a programme following a black man trying to find acommodation and showed how black people would be turned away and the reasons they were given.
Windrush - Part 4
- England was a different country to the one that Caribbean's may have read about 'colonial dream
- Much more prosperous and better looking
- 'Diamond Pavement' was infact broken glass glittering in the light
- Surprised at peoples ignorance 'Nobody spoke to you' which the West Indians found strange as they were so used to talking to anyone.
- Black people were outgoing and wanted to integrate
- Resentment
- Slogan appeared 'Keep Britain White'
- 'Don't want the darkies working here'
- Don't trust 'the darkies' showing they were treated like they weren't real people
- As the numbers of Black people grew so did the hostility
- 'Taking my job, driving my bus' White people had to realise there was a black population that was going to stay.
- People didn't question during the war as the Black people were dressed in uniform, there for a purpose but as soon as the war was over, white people wanted the black people to move back to the Caribbean
- Growing sense of isolation ('Intruder,foreigner')
-Black people missed the freedom and companionship from back home - felt lost.
- Much more prosperous and better looking
- 'Diamond Pavement' was infact broken glass glittering in the light
- Surprised at peoples ignorance 'Nobody spoke to you' which the West Indians found strange as they were so used to talking to anyone.
- Black people were outgoing and wanted to integrate
- Resentment
- Slogan appeared 'Keep Britain White'
- 'Don't want the darkies working here'
- Don't trust 'the darkies' showing they were treated like they weren't real people
- As the numbers of Black people grew so did the hostility
- 'Taking my job, driving my bus' White people had to realise there was a black population that was going to stay.
- People didn't question during the war as the Black people were dressed in uniform, there for a purpose but as soon as the war was over, white people wanted the black people to move back to the Caribbean
- Growing sense of isolation ('Intruder,foreigner')
-Black people missed the freedom and companionship from back home - felt lost.
Windrush - Part 3
- 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.
-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.
Windrush - Part 2
- Most of the Caribbean men has died fighting in the war 'We fought as men'
- West indians became well known as musicians and singers.
- Although the war had ended, people's reactions of the West indians had changed abruptly.
-'Isn't it about time they went back to their own country' as if british people were putting up with them living in Britain.
- A boat trip going off- route, one way ticket to Britain only costing £28 and 10 shillings - West Indians searching for a better life in Britain.
- Economic concerns were harsh in the Caribbean, a hurricane had made a wasteland of the sugar fields which the Caribbean were well known for.
-30,000 men were thrown back into the Caribbean with no plan so people came back to Britain as the Caribbean didn't give the opportunities people were expecting. After fighting in Britain for the war, the Caribbean seemed so small.
- 24th May 1948 Windrush set sail from a harbour in Kingston, Jamaica.
- 'Voyage into uncertainty'
- West indians became well known as musicians and singers.
- Although the war had ended, people's reactions of the West indians had changed abruptly.
-'Isn't it about time they went back to their own country' as if british people were putting up with them living in Britain.
- A boat trip going off- route, one way ticket to Britain only costing £28 and 10 shillings - West Indians searching for a better life in Britain.
- Economic concerns were harsh in the Caribbean, a hurricane had made a wasteland of the sugar fields which the Caribbean were well known for.
-30,000 men were thrown back into the Caribbean with no plan so people came back to Britain as the Caribbean didn't give the opportunities people were expecting. After fighting in Britain for the war, the Caribbean seemed so small.
- 24th May 1948 Windrush set sail from a harbour in Kingston, Jamaica.
- 'Voyage into uncertainty'
Windrush - Part 1
- Moving on in Britain, 'Trevor Mcdonald isn't seen as a Black news reporter anymore but as ' the news reporter' which shows how we've moved on'.
- 1948 - Britain was almost exclusively white, but Britain was about to experience the biggest wave of non- white immigration in its history.
- Rooms being put up for rent 'No niggas need apply' - black people were made to feel like they weren't welcome.
- Black people said they'd been brought up to respect their royal family so they wouldn't dare to speak a word against them. 'The flag was our flag' Black people weren't ready to be pushed aside.
- During the war the Caribbean helped to pay for the planes etc. But the Caribbean made more of an impact with their man power rathe than money efforts. Lots of men from the caribbean were eager to help out.
- The clip shows how the West Indians had a great impact helping in the war.
- 1948 - Britain was almost exclusively white, but Britain was about to experience the biggest wave of non- white immigration in its history.
- Rooms being put up for rent 'No niggas need apply' - black people were made to feel like they weren't welcome.
- Black people said they'd been brought up to respect their royal family so they wouldn't dare to speak a word against them. 'The flag was our flag' Black people weren't ready to be pushed aside.
- During the war the Caribbean helped to pay for the planes etc. But the Caribbean made more of an impact with their man power rathe than money efforts. Lots of men from the caribbean were eager to help out.
- The clip shows how the West Indians had a great impact helping in the war.
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