It is to be noted that many followed later and went on to do great things both in their own lives and for the communities in which they lived, however this book serves as a typical example of the great contributions made to British society in a land they now call home.
The new book “Windrush Pioneers and Champions” is a comprehensive listing and commemoration of many of the numerous men and women who came to the UK and contributed to the social and cultural well being of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora as well as to the United Kingdom itself as a whole. It is an enlightening resource for those who wish to delve further into these great individuals and a comprehensive record of their lives and activities.
Featured in the book are Sam Beaver King RAF veteran who returned after WWII to make a new life for himself and eventually become a community activists, founder of Windrush Foundation; Connie Mark Poet and Narrator also a WWII veteran; Activists Darcus Howe, Bernie Grant who devoted their lives to bringing injustices to the forefront; Lord David Pitt, an experienced political activist from the land of his birth who came to England in 1933 to study medicine. Although he was made a life peer in 1975, he was already an extremely well known lifeline serving the Caribbean community as Dr Pitt.
Simultaneously, Windrush Foundation have prepared teaching notes, information and guidelines. This is a valuable aid for those who wish to teach or know more about the lives, background and events that led up to and followed the arrival of those pioneers from the Caribbean who arrived on HMT Empire Windrush.
This is a complimentary service available for download: https://windrushfoundation.com/70-windrush-pioneers-and-champions-empire-windrush-education-resource/
Windrush Day is celebrated annually on 22nd June.