On the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Empire Windrush, the children of its passengers tell of an enduring legacy
On the day Empire Windrush arrived in Britain in June 1948, 11 Labour MPs sent a letter to the prime minister, Clement Attlee, proposing that there should be controls on black immigration.
The British people were “blest by the absence of a colour racial problem”, they wrote, adding: “An influx of coloured people domiciled here is likely to impair the harmony, strength and cohesion of our people and social life and cause discord and unhappiness among all concerned.”
