immigration/racism

• traditional attitudes

  • During the 1950s/1960s, the 'Windrush Generation' arrived in the UK and faced hatred from many white people holding racist stereotypes of black people.
  • Immigrants were discriminated in housing, employment, and services
• how did social attitudes change?

  • Since the 1960s there has been a cultural change - a decline in prejudice towards ethnic minorities
• changed policies

  • 2010 Equality Act which brought together laws on racial, sex, age, and disability discrimination