In 1948, nearly 500 pioneers travelled from the Caribbean on the Empire Windrush. The passage cost 28 pounds, 10 shillings.
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Passenger Sam King describes the conditions on board and the concerns people had about finding a job in England - and what life was like in their adopted country once they arrived.
Sam King MBE went into politics and later became the mayor of Southwark in London, and a campaigner for fellow immigrants from the Caribbean. He died in 2016.
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