What was happening in Britian between 1948-1962?
The arrival of the British Windrush carried hundreds of passengers from Jamaica wishing to begin a new life in the UK. This was the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom after World War 2.
They were known longer seen as part of the war effort, and where shown hostility when arriving back in the UK. The west Indiana immigrants prompted complaints from members of parliament, the legistation controlling immigration was not passed until 1962. Between 1948 to 1962 workers from the colonies could migrate to Britain without restriction.
How was social landscape changing?
' A commonwealth citizen who wanted to work and settle in the UK had to obtain Ministry of Labour vouchers, which were issued under the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 to 1969. The vouchers were issued in three categories:
Category A: For applcations by employers in this country who has a specific job to offer to a particular Commonwealth citizen.
Category B: For applcations by Commonwealth citizens without a specific job to come to but with certain special qualifications (eg.teachers)
Category C: For all others
Representation works through contruction - How were black people represented in the film?
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