Britain wasn't kind to Caribbeans like me when we came in the 1950s, and little has changed

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Britain wasn't kind to Caribbeans like me when we came in the 1950s, and little has changed
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I remember going into local shops two doors from where I lived and seeing all the white people served first, no matter what our position was in the queue. And if we grumbled, shop owners would call the police 💬 via ipaperviews

It was a warm Sunday evening in 1957 as I boarded the British Overseas Airways Corporation flight destination London, from the airport in Kingston, Jamaica.

The next leg of my flight would be straight to London. However, the adventure took a twist when the aircraft developed a technical fault and had to land in Montreal. It was a bonus, despite the hiccup, as I managed to spend two nights in a warm hotel room with central heating and for the first time in my life seeing hot water run out of the taps. It was luxurious and after two days we were able to continue our journey.

In Jamaica, we’d sing “God save the King” and then “God save the Queen” with the Union Jack flying above buildings. We

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