The Windrush generation hero who fought racism and won
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In the 1960s train guard Asquith Xavier opposed a racist recruitment policy at Euston station, paving the way for workplace equality. But, says his granddaughter Camealia Xavier-Chihota, his legacy has been overlooked.
Nearly sixty years ago, in that momentous year when England last won the world cup, there was arguably an even more significant victory, one that would shape British employment law for years to come.
Not many people have heard the name Asquith Xavier.
Nearly six decades ago, the railway worker applied for a promotion that would see him move from Marylebone to Euston Station in 1966. But astonishingly, at the time there was an informal ban on Black workers holding railway jobs that would see them come into contact with the public, and he was turned down.
Determined
However, the determined Windrush generation member didn’t take no for an answer.
He eventually overturned a racist recruitment policy at Euston station paving the way for equal opportunities in the workplace...
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