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Celtic and pict tribes
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Jan 1, 1066
The Norman Conquest
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Jan 1, 1505
A few black faces in Britain
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Jan 1, 1562
England enters the slave trade
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14000 black people in England
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Abolitionists
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Slave trade is banned
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Slavery altogether is banned
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Irish arrives in Britain
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First black MP
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Race riots
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Men from the West Indies arrives
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Mass immigration, racial violence
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1,4 million blacks
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Legislation
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83000 immigrants from the Commonwealth
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The Commission of Racial Equality
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Viv Anderson
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Racial riots
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4 non-white politicians elected
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Murder of Stephen Lawrence
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Asylum seekers
Asylum seekers contributed to the immigration in the UK.
45,000 people arrived from Africa, 22,700 from the Indian sub-continent, 25,000 from Asia and almost 12,000 from the Americas.
About 125,000 people were allowed to settle in the UK in 2000.
The rise in asylum seeker arrivals is connected to the
rise in racial tensions. -
Anti-discrimination legislation passed
The murder of a black teenager named Stephen Lawrence in 1993 became a big case and led to an anti-discrimination legislation was passed. -
Far-right British National Party wins council seats
A far-right British National Party wins three local council seats a year after racial tensions and were blamed for riots in northern towns.
