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West Indian Women in World War Two
West Indian Women in World War Two
An online presentation I gave on 3 November 2024 on West Indian Women in World War Two. It includes a presentation from Arthur Torrington, and then some Q&As.
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Sixty Not Out

The Race Relations Act was introduced on 8 November 1965, part of a wave of liberal social reforms of the 1960s.

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Windrush Flag Raising in Luton

A talk I gave at Luton Town Hall on 21 June 2024 to commemorate the arrival of the Empire Windrush.

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West Indian Women in World War Two

An online presentation I gave on 3 November 2024 on West Indian Women in World War Two. It includes a presentation from Arthur Torrington, and then some Q&As.

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The Caribbean in World War Two

What involvement and contribution did the Caribbean have in the Second World War? This is a strange question to a lot of people, just watch and find out more!

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Pilots of the Caribbean

Six weeks after the start of the Second World War, the British government lifted the colour bar on military recruitment. But the announcement, on 19 October 1939, made clear that the change in policy would last only for the duration of the war.

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Battle of the Caribbean

The role that Europe’s Caribbean colonies played in the Second World War has often been overlooked. In the years leading up to the war, much of the region was in the grip of civil and industrial unrest as people struggled against the poverty and injustice of colonial rule.

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