Immigrants Flashcards
1
Q
Wind-rush facts
A
Arrived in Tilbury Docks, Essex on 22nd June 1948.
Carried 1027 passengers
Brought workers from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.
Marked start of the postwar immigration
Final voyage in 1954
Blohmt Voss built the ship
2
Q
Why did Black people come to Britain after WWII?
A
Britain needed workers
New era
Wanted a fresh start
Needed money