British African-Caribbean people the wartime bombing, and the shortage led to some of the first clashes with the established white community. Clashes continued and worsened into the 1950s, and riots erupted in cities including London, Birmingham and Nottingham. In 1958, attacks in the London area of Notting Hill by white youths marred relations with West Indian residents, and the following year as a positive response by the Caribbean community an indoor carnival event organised by "West Indian Gazette" editor Claudia Jones took place in St Pancras Town Hall, and would be a precursor to what became the annual Notting Hill Carnival. Some of
Afro-Caribbean history face serious historical challenges, including, the eradication of widespread poverty and joblessness in major population centers like Haiti and Jamaica. In addition, questions remain about how far racial equality for Afro-Caribbean people has progressed since the era of racial slavery, particularly in countries with significant white populations. There has also been a trend of contemporary migration of West Africans to countries such as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. POLITICS SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY ARTS AND CULTURE Afro-Caribbean history "For a history of Afro-Caribbean people in the UK, see British African Caribbean community." Afro-Caribbean (or African-Caribbean) history is the portion of Caribbean