In late 2017,\u00a0 Runnymede Trust, JCWI\u00a0and others helped shine a spotlight on the treatment of people who had arrived in the UK as British citizens, but were now losing their homes, jobs and even being deported. A few months later, the story hit the headlines and became known as the Windrush scandal. Now we\u2019re sharing the stories of some of the campaigners, activists and members of the Windrush generation whose voices you need to hear; Roy Hackett, Mona Baptiste, Anthony Brown and Jacqueline McKenzie.
\nRoy Hackett<\/p>\n
Photograph: Olumedia\/The Guardian
\nRoy Hackett was born in Trench Town, Jamaica in 1928. After leaving school, he had several jobs but struggled to make enough money to eat, and aged 24 he boarded a ship to England.\u00a0
\nRacism was legal in the UK then, and there was a \u201ccolour bar\u201d – similar to segregation.\u00a0Black and brown people were openly discriminated against by\u00a0landlords, employers,\u00a0unions and businesses like\u00a0pubs, rest…