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This essay will discuss the history of the social policies in the UK that have been established in an attempt to reduce racism.
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The historical presence of Black communities within Britain can be traced back over several centuries. Black communities and individuals were a feature of British society and culture for centuries before the arrival of Asian and Afro Caribbean immigrants after 1945. But it is during this period that political debates and domestic ideologies and policies towards coloured migrant workers and their communities began to be formed, and the issue of racial difference began to play a central role in the politics of immigration (Solomos; 1993:48). This essay will discuss the history of the social policies in the UK that have been established in an attempt to reduce racism. Whether such policies reduce or increase discrimination and oppression by Black minorities will become apparent. The post-war situation was one where Black men and women from the commonwealth were brought into the country to solve the labour shortage. Immigration served to provide a 'cheap...
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