What Became Of the Empire Windrush?

The unexpected past and sad fate of a famous ship.

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This week marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush. It wasn’t the only ship to bring West Indian migrants to Britain, nor even the first, but it has become symbolic of our multicultural society. So why can’t we visit it? In our main feature we’re looking at what…