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Women from the Jamaican diaspora in Handsworth, Birmingham on settling in 1960s Britain.
Aasmah Mir hosts an intimate and revealing discussion between three women from the Jamaican diaspora in Handworth, a suburb of Birmingham. Enid Weir arrived in a cold, damp, dark Britain in 1960 and instantly wanted to return to Jamaica. But, at the age of 77, she now calls the UK her home. Joining her is 45-year-old businesswoman Sharon Warmington and 22-year-old student Rheanna Russell.
(Photo: A Caribbean woman and three children in London, UK, March 1963. Credit: Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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Sun 22 Nov 2015
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Enid Weir talks about arriving in dank Birmingham in the 60s
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