Case studies: Bristol and Leicester
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the reasons why migrants chose to settle in Bristol and Leicester in the modern period, as well as their experiences and impact on the cities.
Key learning points
- Many Caribbean migrants settled in Bristol, impacting the built environment and culture of the city.
- The British Civil Rights movement is often said to have started in Bristol, with the Bristol Bus Boycott.
- Many Ugandan Asian migrants settled in Leicester in the 1970s, although the local council were openly hostile to them.
- The Asian community in Leicester was able to have a significant impact on politics and the built environment.
Keywords
Colour bar - a system where people who are not considered white are denied access to the same services as white people
Boycott - refusing to use a service as a form of protest
Common misconception
That only the USA had a black civil rights movement.
Britain also experienced its own civil rights movement; it is often thought to have begun with the Bristol Bus Boycott in June 1963.
Teacher tip
Students could look at the laws on employment today - how does the law protect people from being discriminated against in job interviews and in employment?
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which group of Jewish people did the British government initially offer protection to in the 1930s?
Q2.What is the name of the conflict between the USA and the USSR that lasted for over 40 years?
Q3.Invasion by the USSR in 1979 and then a succession of civil wars all increased refugee numbers from which country?
Q4.What did the Asylum and Immigration Act of 1996 introduce?
Q5.What scheme for asylum seekers was abandoned in 2024 after a change in government in Britain?
Q6.Match the events to the correct descriptions.
This law differentiated between refugees and migrants.
This led to 10 000 Jewish children entering Britain.
This ended in the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This set penalties for anyone employing illegal workers.
This gave refugees no choice on where they could settle in Britain.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Name this British port city: located in the west of England, strong links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, large community of Caribbean migrants post-war, birthplace of British Civil Rights Movement.
Q2.What did colour bars allow some people to get away with?
Q3.What word means to refuse to use a service as a form of protest?
Q4.Select the correct statistics about the migration of Ugandan Asians to Leicester in 1972.
Q5.Ugandan Asians faced a _________ reception from Leicester's council in 1972.
Q6.Put the following events in chronological order.
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