The ship Empire Windrush sailed with Guyanese, British Hondurans, Jamaicans, Trinidadians, Barbadians, and other islanders. Much more than 492 Caribbean Africans were on board.
> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:00:11 -0400
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> Thanks for bringing Lord Woodbine's story to my attention.
>
> I like the Beatles connection, not to mention that the 3 identified
> calypsonians is reason for us not to regurgitate that oft-repeated tale
> that the Empire Windrush docked in June 1948 with (x amount of) Jamaicans,
> when in truth, there were other African Caribbeans (plus Europeans on
> board).
>
> Kwaku
>
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