For African Caribbean families living in Britain, the Front Room was a focal point for respectability....

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In 2019, Jamaica Society Leeds Eulogy Project, celebrated the lives and journeys of first generation Jamaicans who settled in Leeds during the 1940s to 60s, including those who pre-date Windrush. The families of 76 Jamaicans shared photographs, keepsakes and memories of their loved ones. The collection resulted in the Eulogy Exhibition at Leeds Central Library curated by Susan Pitter. Telling human stories for all humans, poignant and uplifting, it became the most popular exhibition in the library’s history. Eulogy captures the stunning images that tell the story of a generation, their legacy and Leeds. Included in the accompanying Eulogy book's...

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Food And Drink: The Windrush Generation were highly influential in increasing the popularity of Caribbean food in the UK....

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Watch this video to hear about the racism that the Windrush Generation faced every day. ...

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The Geraldine Connor Foundation have created a brilliant resource to help people learn about the mass migration of people from the Caribbean to the UK between 1948 – 1971, commonly called ‘Windrush’. The resource combines short films, interviews, recipes, literature and music and is suitable for young people and adults.  You can find the full resource here.Watch the short video to learn about the experiences of the British-born children and grandchildren of the Windrush Generation. They discuss what it was like to live and go to school as a black child in Leeds and the racism they were subjected to in...

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After the Second World War, the British Government invited people from the Caribbean to come to Britain to help rebuild the country. They were British citizens and held British passports as their countries were still under British rule....

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