Empire Windrush brought one of the first large groups of post-war West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom, carrying 1,027 passengers and two stowaways on a voyage from Jamaica to London in 1948. 802 of these passengers gave their last country of residence as somewhere in the Caribbean: of these, 693 intended to settle in the United Kingdom.

• Contributor: World History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2CWBBF7
• File size: 60 MB (2 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 5209 x 4026 px | 44.1 x 34.1 cm | 17.4 x 13.4 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 18 January 2020
• Photographer: World History Archive

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