A short history of immigration

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  • Celtic and pict tribes
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    Celtic and pict tribes

  • The Norman Conquest
    Jan 1, 1066

    The Norman Conquest

  • A few black faces in Britain
    Jan 1, 1505

    A few black faces in Britain

  • England enters the slave trade
    Jan 1, 1562

    England enters the slave trade

  • 14000 black people in England

  • Abolitionists

    Abolitionists

  • Slave trade is banned

    Slave trade is banned

  • Slavery altogether is banned

  • Irish arrives in Britain

    Irish arrives in Britain

  • First black MP

  • Race riots

    Race riots

  • Men from the West Indies arrives

    Men from the West Indies arrives

  • Mass immigration, racial violence

  • 1,4 million blacks

  • Legislation

  • 83000 immigrants from the Commonwealth

  • The Commission of Racial Equality

  • Viv Anderson

    Viv Anderson

  • Racial riots

  • 4 non-white politicians elected

  • 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

    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.