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MV Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in London carrying 492 West Indian ...

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22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica

22nd June 1948: MV Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in London from Jamaica

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