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Adult's Booklist

100 great black Britons

by Patrick Vernon

Black and British: A forgotten history

by David Olusoga

The Windrush betrayal: exposing the hostile environment

by Amelia Gentleman

by Colin Grant

Windrush: the irresistible rise of multi-racial Britain

by Mike Phillips

Mother Country : real stories of the Windrush children

by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

(Also available in Large Print)

Voices of the Windrush generation : the real story told by the people themselves

by David Matthews

Brit(ish) on race, identity and belonging

by Afua Hirsch

Natives: race and class in the ruins of Empire

by Akala

This Lovely City

by Louise Hare

The Voice: 40 years of Black British lives with foreword

by Lenny Henry

Twenty-eight pounds ten shillings

by Tony Fairweather

Windrush: a ship through time

by Paul Arnott

Windrush: 75 years of Modern Britain

by Mike Phillips and Trevor Phillips

Young Adult Books

The Story of the Windrush book cover

The Story of the Windrush

by K.N. Chimbiri

What is Race?

by Clare Heuchan and Nikesh Shukla

This Book is Anti-Racist

by Tiffany Jewell

Children's Books

Black and British: A short essential history

by David Olusoga

Windrush Child

by Benjamin Zephaniah

The Place For Me: Stories about the Windrush Generation

by K. N Chimbiri, with foreword by Dame Floella Benjamin

by Colin Grant

John Agard’s Windrush Child

by John Agard, illustrated by Sophie Bass

We Sang Across The Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me

by Benjamin Zephaniah, illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

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Windrush Day - 22 June

22 June is Windrush Day. Our booklist features books, e-books, and e-audio for adults, young adults, and children, all covering different aspects of the Windrush and its impact on Britain.