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The Empire Windrush arrives

Witness: Witness Black History by BBC

Jun 22, 20238:58Society & Culture

The Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in England on 22 June 1948 with 802 people on board from the Caribbean. The former passenger liner's arrival on that misty June day is now regarded as the symbolic starting point of...

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The Empire Windrush arrives is an episode from Witness: Witness Black History by BBC. The Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in England on 22 June 1948 with 802 people on board from the Caribbean. The former passenger liner's arrival on that...

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Published Jun 22, 2023, 8:58 long, audio available.

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