How did the arrival of the Empire Windrush ship change things for black people in Britain?

1. How shall we tell the story of the first Black people in Britain?

There are two key pieces of evidence of black people in Roman Britain.

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* York

* 1902

* bone analysis

* parents from North Africa

Evidence of Roman soldiers at Hadrian's wall

* Emperor Septimius Severus

* Records of a group of black soldiers

2. What does the evidence tell us about the role of Black people in Tudor society?

3. What difference did the slave trade make to the experiences of Black people in Britain?

4. When Black people rushed to enlist why has Black peoples’ role in World War One and Two rarely been celebrated?

5. From Windrush to “Notting Hill”: what was the experience of the first post-war Black immigrants?

6. How far has life improved for Black people living in Britain in the last 60 years?