The Mancunian Way: Windrush 75

22.06.2023 - 19:01 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Here's the Mancunian Way for today: Hello, Today marks 75 years since HMT Empire Windrush arrived in the UK carrying Caribbean-born UK residents.

Encouraged to migrate by the British government, those who arrived in the post-war years made huge contributions to the country through the NHS, music, sports and politics.

In today’s newsletter we’ll be taking a closer look at their vast contributions to Manchester and, five years on, we’ll look at the scars left by a government scandal that devastated so many.

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