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Witness History: The voyage of the Empire Windrush

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Windrush Voyage

05/10/2020 GMT

The voyage of the Empire Windrush

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A ship carrying hundreds of migrants from the Caribbean set sail for Britain in 1948

A ship carrying hundreds of migrants from the Caribbean set sail for Britain in 1948. Passenger Sam King describes the journey.

Hundreds of pioneering migrants travelled from the Caribbean to the UK on board the SS Empire Windrush in 1948. The passage cost £28,10 shillings.
Passenger Sam King described to Alan Johnston the conditions on board and the concerns people had about finding a job in England. He also talked about what life was like in their adopted country once they arrived.

This programme is a rebroadcast

Photo: The SS Empire Windrush. Credit:Press Association.

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