Podcast HackBefore WindrushBy HistoryExtra podcast, Ellie Cawthorne, Christienna Fryar
In a Nutshell
In this June 2023 episode of the History Extra podcast, historian Christienna Fryar discusses the significance of Windrush, explaining how its arrival into Britain marks just one part of a much larger story of Caribbean history in Britain.
Favorite Quote
I see Windrush as a transition point because there had been quite significant numbers of people who had come to Britain from the Caribbean before 1948.
Christienna Fryer
Introduction
In 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush arrived in the UK, bringing more than 800 Caribbean men, women, and children looking to make Britain their home.
Many people observe this journey as a landmark moment in the story of Caribbean people in Britain.
But Windrush is just one part of a long, complicated, and difficult relationship between Britain and the Caribbean that stretches back further than the common narrative suggests.
In this June 2023 episode of the History Extra podcast, historian Christienna Fryar talks to host Ellie Cawthorne about the events that predated Windrush.
Encompassing slavery, abolition, and migration, Fryar sheds light on the story of Caribbean people in Britain long before 1948 and the legacies of slavery and imperialism that shaped the Caribbean islands Britain once controlled.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.The legacies of British slavery and imperialism continued long after abolition
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