African Flashcards
In WW1, ……… Africans and ……. from the West Indies Regiment, some of which settled after
180,000
16,000 men(Caribbean
In 1948, the ,,,,,, migrants (mostly from Jamaica & Trinidad) migrated (the ‘Windrush Generation’)
800
London Transport paid faresto recruit workers, and NHS actively hired from the Caribbean
Over ……….. migrants from the Caribbean migrated by ……… (largely for economic opportunities)
500,000 1970
positive experiences of African and Caribbean
✓ Recognition – 103 won medal of
recognition for WW2 service
✓ Employment – NHS and TfL had
actively recruited migrants
Negative experiences of African and Caribbean
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
Around 4.2% of the UK population (……million) are ‘Black, Caribbean or African’ according to the 2021 Census
2.4 m
,,,,,,,,,,, (athlete born in Somalia) is a six-time Olympic gold medal winner
Mo Farah