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Radio Leicester,5 mins
Why was it called the Windrush?
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It is 75 years since the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, on 22 June 1948. The ship brought 492 passengers to the UK from a number of Caribbean islands including Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, to help fill post-War labour shortages. It's an event that changed the shape of modern Britain. We gathered a group of young people from Leicester who wanted to learn more about the event from historian Tara Munroe.
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