The Voyage of the Empire Windrush

Published: Oct. 1, 2013, 10 a.m.

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In 1948 nearly 500 pioneers travelled from the Caribbean on the Empire Windrush. The passage cost \\xa328, 10 shillings.

Passenger Sam King describes the conditions on board and the concerns people had about finding a job in England - and what life was like in their adopted country once they arrived.

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