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The History Hour: British black history special

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10/10/2020 GMT

British black history special

BBC World Service - The History Hour, British black history special

The voyage of the Empire Windrush, the battle of Lewisham and the creation of Desmond's

The voyage of the Empire Windrush, plus Britain's first black headteacher, the battle of Lewisham, fighting the nightclub colour bar and the creation of Desmond's

We present five eyewitness accounts of moments in British black history. Including the late Sam King remembering the voyage of the Empire Windrush, plus Britain's first black headteacher Yvonne Conolly, Dr William Lez Henry on confronting the Far Right in the battle of Lewisham, Reggae star David Hinds on fighting the nightclub colour bar in 1970s Birmingham and Trix Worrell on the creation of the pioneering and hugely popular TV  comedy Desmond's. Max Pearson is joined by Colin Grant, the writer, broadcaster and author of Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation.

Photo: Newly arrived Jamaican immigrants on board the 'Empire Windrush' at Tilbury, 22nd June 1948: (Douglas Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)

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