Leading black Brits have thrown their weight behind a campaign to mark 75 years since the arrival of the Windrush generation.
The liner HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury, Essex, on June 22, 1948, bringing passengers from the Caribbean to help rebuild the UK in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Excitement is building in the run-up to this summer’s anniversary, with a Walnut Unlimited poll of 2,013 adults for the British Future think tank revealing 61% agreed that “Britain owes a great deal to the Windrush generation of migrants and should recognise their contribution as part of our national story”.
