The Edinburgh grandson of one of the first Windrush passengers has said that the legacy of the voyage is as important as ever on the 75th anniversary of the ship’s arrival.
Luke Samuels, 38, Edinburgh, shared his grandad, Edwin Luther Samuels, story and how he was met with racism the minute he arrived in England. Edwin was only 26 when he made the first ever Windrush journey across the Atlantic.
But he faced difficulties in finding a home and starting his family in Wolverhampton. Luke says that his grandad was reserved in recounting how difficult it was to settle in the UK after making the 22 day voyage from Watt Town, Jamaica, but that the legacy of his ordeals has shaped the man that he has become.
