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Migrants in Britain, c800–present

Case studies: Bristol, and Asian migrants in Leicester

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Overview

Why migrants came to Bristol and St Pauls, the Bristol Bus Boycott and its outcome, the riot of 1980, then Asian migration to Leicester, the arrivals of 1972, the council's advertisement and the Golden Mile.

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Where did Caribbean migrants settle in Bristol?

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What difficulties did Caribbean migrants meet in Bristol?

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What was the Bristol Bus Boycott?

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  1. 1

    Why did migrants come to Bristol in the mid-twentieth century?

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    It was a port and industrial city offering work in factories, transport and building, and it had long-standing shipping links with the Caribbean.

  2. 2

    Where did Caribbean migrants settle in Bristol?

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    Mainly in St Pauls and the neighbouring inner districts, where landlords were willing to rent to them.

  3. 3

    What difficulties did Caribbean migrants meet in Bristol?

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    Refusal of housing, exclusion from skilled and public-facing jobs, and hostility from some employers, trade unionists and neighbours.

  4. 4

    What was the Bristol Bus Boycott?

    Model answer

    A refusal by campaigners and their supporters to use the city’s buses in 1963, after the bus company would not employ Black or Asian crews.

  5. 5

    Who led the Bristol Bus Boycott?

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    Paul Stephenson, with Roy Hackett, Owen Henry, Audley Evans and Prince Brown of the West Indian Development Council.

  6. 6

    What was the outcome of the Bristol Bus Boycott?

    Model answer

    After about four months the company gave way and took on its first non-white crew, and the campaign strengthened the case for a law against discrimination.

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