WINDRUSH Day will tomorrow highlight the importance of the generation.
Thousands of people from the Caribbean responded to the Government’s invitation to live and work in the UK from the 1940s-1970s, to help rebuild the country.
Oxford City Council will highlight their contribution to the city.
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Many helped build the fledgling NHS, and worked in essential services like transport.
The Museum of Oxford has organised an online exhibition and is calling for contributions to its digital archive.
Words and images can be submitted at the museum’s digital collections page.
The council will be sharing videos from three children of the Windrush generation on social media.
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