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Named for the generation of Caribbean migrants who made a home in the UK following the end of WWII, Windrush Day celebrates their profound contribution and legacy. ⁠ Follow our bio link to explore the wider history of Black Britain through the gettyarchive collections, or swipe to see:⁠ 1. Three young women arrive at Southampton docks in England, 1962 | Popperfoto via Getty Images⁠ 2. Sara Forbes Bonetta, god-daughter of Queen Victoria, with her husband James Davies, 1862 | Camille Silvy/Hulton Archive⁠ 3. Soccer player Jack Leslie from Plymouth Argyle FC, 1922 | Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive⁠ 4. A crowd of children greet Queen Mary, wife of King George V, in Brixton, London, 1938 | Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive⁠ 5. Army Transport Service worker Diana Williams, from Guyana (then British Guiana), retreads tires at one of the largest ordnance depots in England, in an effort to economize on rubber during WWII | Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images⁠ 6. RAF sergea...

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