Simone LaCorbiniere, joint head of culture change at Brighton & Hove Museums, said: “We want it to be a day for everyone.”<\/p>\n
“It’s a great opportunity to bring the community together, to celebrate Caribbean culture and to honour the Windrush generation who helped rebuild Britain.”<\/p>\n
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Shirley Williams trained and worked at Brighton General following the 1948 arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury in Essex [JJ Waller\/Brighton & Hove Museums]<\/p>\n
Stories of the generation “are woven into the fabric of the nation,” from engineering, transport, community organising, the arts and working at Brighton General, according to Brighton & Hove Museums.<\/p>\n
‘Incredible spirit and strength’<\/p>\n
HMT Empire Windrush brought hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean and across the Commonwealth to the UK, docking at Tilbury, Essex, on 22 June 1948.<\/p>\n
Now a symbol of a wider mass-migration movement, those who arrived helped to rebuild Britain in the aftermath of World War Two<\/a>.<\/p>\n But in 2018, it came to light that the government had not properly recorded the details of people granted permission to stay in the UK<\/a>, with many being wrongly treated.<\/p>\n Ms LaCorbiniere said the event was also about showcasing a broader history of Britain.<\/p>\n “Everybody’s made history, but the history that’s represented currently I think in many museums – including ours, and in the pavilion – is very one-sided,” she said.<\/p>\n “It’s white, it’s upper class, it’s posh, and it’s largely male as well, so we’re trying to redress the balance.”<\/p>\n Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook<\/a>, on X<\/a>, and on Instagram<\/a>. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk <\/a> or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250.<\/p>\n More on this storyRelated internet links