Mr Loverman
Playlist of an 8-part series which has just recently been broadcast on BBC1. The series is based on the book of the same name by Bernadine Evaristo which we have in the Reading Lounge at 823.92 EVA.
Nationality, Identity and Belonging:
An Oral History of the ‘Windrush Generation’ and their Relationship to the British State, 1948-2018 This is an ongoing University of London project which contains interviews that highlight the importance of the Windrush Generation in Higher Education.
Reading’s Windrush Generation
The Memories of the Reading Windrush Generation and the Descendants is a series of oral-history recordings developed by members of Reading’s local Caribbean community and accessible online. The recordings include the memories of Caribbean-born migrants to the UK: Anderson Springer (Barbados), Grace Browne (Barbados), Neville Nelson (Jamaica), Nordia Nelson (Jamaica) and Rod Welsh (Barbados).
Benjamin Zephaniah
Sadly, Benjamin Zephaniah has passed away at the age of 65. We have many of his books in the library collection. Why not read one in his memory?
Bibliothèque numérique caraibe amazonie plateau des guyanes
Manioc.org is a digital library of sources covering Amazonia and the Caribbean maintained by the University of the West Indies and the university of Guyana. It has books, prints, maps and documents of the history and culture of the region including slavery. Some items are offered in French only.
UK Archives: Empire Windrush resources
To mark the 75th anniversary of the ship bringing Caribbean migrants to the UK the UK archives has released a 7-minute film about their ‘Windrush’ resources.There are also teaching resources based on primary source documents aimed at school-age students.
Caribbean Takeaway Takeover
Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories Oral histories of ten Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s-1960s, have been recorded and shared on this website which offers insight into their experiences, identity and history.
Digital Library of the Caribbean
Digital Library of the Caribbean: https://www.dloc.com/ – “a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean.” An extensive collection of primary source material contributed by a range of partner institutions. Topics covered include Economics, Politics, Race, Class, Gender, Religion, Language, Literature, Slavery and resistance and Culture.
Windrush Passengers 1948 Arrival List
Digitised by Goldsmiths University of London new transcription of the Windrush passenger list the original of which is held at The National Archives. It has links to PDF versions of landing cards, names, date of births occupations and proposed address. The National Archives has some original government letters about the arrival of the ship in […]
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