African Flashcards

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In WW1, ……… Africans and ……. from the West Indies Regiment, some of which settled after

A

180,000

16,000 men(Caribbean

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In 1948, the ,,,,,, migrants (mostly from Jamaica & Trinidad) migrated (the ‘Windrush Generation’)

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800

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3
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London Transport paid faresto recruit workers, and NHS actively hired from the Caribbean
Over ……….. migrants from the Caribbean migrated by ……… (largely for economic opportunities)

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500,000 1970

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4
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positive experiences of African and Caribbean

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✓ Recognition – 103 won medal of
recognition for WW2 service

✓ Employment – NHS and TfL had
actively recruited migrants

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5
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Negative experiences of African and Caribbean

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Racist mobs of ‘Teddy Boys’ attacked communities
in Notting Hill, Kelo Cochrane murdered by white youth (1959)

 Employment – British soldiers wanted ‘jobs back’ after war

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6
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Around 4.2% of the UK population (……million) are ‘Black, Caribbean or African’ according to the 2021 Census

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2.4 m

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7
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,,,,,,,,,,, (athlete born in Somalia) is a six-time Olympic gold medal winner

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Mo Farah

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