Before Windrush: Britains long relationship with the Caribbean

Published: June 21, 2023, 11 p.m.

b'Seventy-five years ago, on 22 June 1948, HMT Empire Windrush landed at Tilbury docks. The arrival of the ship is rightly remembered as a landmark moment in the story of Caribbean people in Britain. But, as historian Christienna Fryar joins Ellie Cawthorne to discuss, the Windrush didn\\u2019t appear out of nowhere; it was preceded by a long and complicated relationship between Britain and the Caribbean which is less well remembered today.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'