The Windrush Generation: How Commonwealth immigration helped shape British culture

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Thousands of African and Caribbean immigrants travelled to Britain between 1948 and 1971 to fill gaps in the labour force left in the wake of the Second World War. With many travelling on their parents’ passports and not being given documents on their arrival, they are now being asked to leave the UK.

The Windrush Generation is an incredibly important part of British culture and society, but how many of us know the origins of a generation being denied rights by today’s government?

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