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A study of modern history
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A study of modern history
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lOMoARcPSD|1485157Week four - Youth Culture and Popular Music in Twentieth
Century Britain. Week 4 Race, Racism
Youth Culture and Popular Music in Twentieth Century Britain (University of
Wolverhampton)
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Race, Racism, and Youth Culture in the 1950s: Migrant Experiences and British National Identity
Britain as a host nation
Nineteenth century African presence in London, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool
History of slavery
Capitalism and imperialism
Immigrant groups
The Irish
The Jews
Asian population
West Indian/African population
Geographical settlements
Jewish population
West Indian/African
Irish, Polish and East European community less concentrated but
significant presence in major cities
Asian population
Political and popular response
1905 Aliens Act
First World War (1914-18
1919 Race Riots
Disturbances can be linked to unemployment and moral panic
Towards a multi-racial society
Between the wars (1918-1939
Black organisations
WW2 (1939-1945)
The impact of Windrush (1948)
Symbolic event regarding Caribbean migration
Entrants given unskilled jobs and poor housing
Small number of Conservative MPs start to voice concerns about impact of
immigration
Popular responses to West Indian population in the 1950s
Wolverhampton Bus dispute over employment of West Indian staff in 1955
West Bromwich
Some dance halls and pubs operate colour bar
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