Attitudes to Empire 1947-67

• Teddy boy gangs


  1958
• 1948 British Nationality Act - gave full Citizenship to anyone in Empire
• Commonwealth Immigration Act. Limited further immigration so many stayed


  1962
• British Attitudes to Empire 1947-67
• Race relations act: Forbade racial discrimination in public places. Established race relations board. Complaints of racism could, be filed


  1965
• Notting Hill riots in 1959.
• Set up. Largest carnival outside Brazil Carnival first held in 1959


  Officially set up in 1966
• 1965 public survey - 90% of Brits said they didn't approve of interracial marriage
• 50% said they wouldn't want to work with a foreigner
• 20% said they wouldn't want a foreigner as a neighbor
• Eagle comic said that no foreigners can be villains+ each shall group should have at least 1 ethnic minority
• Empire day abolished


  1962
• Films Largely Stopped using Empire as a backdrop
• British Empire and Commonwealth games kept unity between colonies and Britain. First established in 1930 as British Empire games
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)- critical of Empire
• What was the response from the community to the Notting Hill Race Riots?

  Setting up the Notting Hill Carnival to show communal spirit past between races
• When was Guns at Batasi released?

  1964