What Next?
Places to go
Where can you go to find out more about this historic vessel? Let ICONS share our explorations with you.
Books
The SS Empire Windrush was the beginning of multicultural Britain, in a very real sense the catalyst for profound cultural change that is still occuring today- and may authors have sought to capture the influences of this event half a century ago.
Sites
The migrants who arrived in Britain in the post-war years were making their journey at the beginning of a new cultural and political ferment, which was to redefine what it meant to be Caribbean. They brought with them the ideas which were sweeping the Caribbean region and Black communities generally - Black nationalism, a renewed interest in ethnic origins and a new assertiveness about racial justice and equality.
Things to Do
Short of something to do? Want to get hands-on with the impact that the SS Windrush made on our lives? Here are a few suggestions from the ICONS team...
Career ideas
Fancy a life a sea? Want to know more about genealogy? Then read on...
Jerk Chicken
If you fancy a taste of the Caribbean, why not try this simple recipe?
