Windrush Generation Experiences Online

On 22 June 1948 the HMV Empire Windrush sailed into Tilbury Docks, bringing one of the first post-war groups of West Indian migrants to the UK. Fifty years later, Wolverhampton held an event to mark this important anniversary. It led to the formation of BE-ME (Black and Ethnic Minority Experience) and the recording of the accounts of over 100 people who had settled in Wolverhampton in the mid-20th century. These reminiscences detail the struggles and achievements of the people who contributed to and helped shape the city.