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Take a look at our videos of key events in UK black history. Plus watch some personal stories.



		1948: Empire Windrush arrival Watch the first post-war Caribbean settlers as they step foot in Britain for the first time. Hear calypsonian icon Lord Kitchener's infamous "London is de place for me". 听Watch this video

		Caribbean manpower in WW2 Find out how West Indians were recruited to fight in WW2 and the attitudes towards them after the war was over. 听Watch this video

		Mixed relationships The arrival of West Indians in the UK meant that there were many more mixed race relationships. Watch one couple's struggle for acceptance. 听Watch this video

		1976: Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot More than 120 police were injured and 66 people arrested. The trouble is believed to have started after police tried to arrest a pickpocket. 听Watch this video

		1985: Brixton riots Riots broke out on the streets of south London after a woman was shot and seriously injured in a house search. 听Watch this video

Video Nation Video diaries which take a look at people's views and experiences.

		African Voices Olivia was born in Ghana and talks about the difficulties she faced when she left the west coast of Africa to start a new life in England. 听Watch this video \| See also: 成人快手 Shropshire

		Spoken Word Ed Henderson performs one of his spoken word poems, written specially for Black History Month, about the experiences of being black in the UK. 听Watch this video \| See also: 成人快手 Suffolk

		Leaving Jamaica Claudette came to the UK 30 years when she was only 13 years old. She had to move halfway across the world to live with her mother who she hadn't seen since she was a small child. 听Watch this video \| See also: 成人快手 Shropshire

		This Country Mildred was born in Guyana. She remembers landing in Trinidad from where she got the boat to the "mother country" England. 听Watch this video \| See also: Video Nation