Revisiting Windrush: reflecting on lessons for modern Britain.
Journal: Black Histories
The term Windrush Generation was first coined by the former RAF serviceman and co-founder of the Windrush Foundation, Sam King MBE (1926–2016). Initially, it referred to 492 Jamaicans who, like King, travelled to Britain aboard the Empire Windrush in 1948. Over time, the term has evolved, taking on different meanings within Britain’s Black communities. For some, such as Trevor and Mike Phillips—authors of Windrush:…