The People of London
Thousands live in London, mostly in the east.
Tower Hamlets is home to about half the city`s
Bangladeshis.
The heart of the community is a Brick Lane.
Lined with inexpensive resturants.
Caribbeans and Africans
Black Caribbeans are second largest ethnic
minority.
They come from islands.
Caribbeans first arrived in large numbers after
the Second World War.
Racism and riots
In 1958 there were riots against Caribbeans in
Notting Hill.
In the 1970s skinheads attacked Bangladeshis
in Brick Lane.
Many black people rioted against in the 1980s.
Religious refugees
East End was a refuge for two groups.
Huguenots from France arrived in the 17th
century.
In the late 19th century Jews fleeing pogroms
in Russia and Central Europe came to London.
Many Jews live in North London.
Ultra-orthodox group.
A young population
1980s- London`s population has been rising
since.
Asylum-seekers from abroad have contributed
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