Black British Literature

Twentieth century Black British writing by authors of West Indian heritage

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this is a picture of a man and a woman Twentieth century Black British literature by West Indian authors has its beginnings with the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush in 1945. With a small immigrant population agreeing to work menial jobs, Britain witnessed a phenomenal growth of a first generation West Indian population. It is the children of these immigrants that we refer to as the Black British generation. Black British writing was then born out of the struggles and dislocation of this new generation of British citizens.