MPX5161376: 1968 East African Asian Crisis. Following Kenya achieving independence in 1963 Asians living in Kenya, were given two years to acquire Kenyan citizenship which in turn meant they had to renounce their British passports. Out of approximately 180,000 Asians fewer than 20,000 had submitted their applications by the deadline. Those Kenyan Asians without citizenship soon became subject to increasing discrimination. By 1967 the Kenyan Government enacted the Kenyan Immigration Act which required them to acquire work permits, whilst a Trade Licensing Act passed in the same year limited the areas of the country in which non-Kenyans could engage in trade. The Asian community became increasingly threatened as the Kenyan government cast them as a scapegoat group. Many choose to utilise their British passport and settle in the United Kingdom. This influx from East Africa lead the UK government to introduce The Commonwealth Immigration Act 1968 This Act took away the right of residence unless the passport holders were 'patrials' - descendents of people (parents or grandparents) born, adopted or naturalised in the UK. While the people coming from Kenya had British passports, many had not been to the UK before. The 1968 Act effectively revoked British citizenship and made thousands of people stateless. Our Picture Shows: A young Asian family arriving at Heathrow fleeing political turmoil in Kenya, waiting at the airport to be collected by friends. 27th February 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161538: Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury; April 12, 1932 - November 30, 1996) was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto/vibrato voice. (picture shows) Tiny Tim on a TV set. 18th October 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161541: Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury; April 12, 1932 - November 30, 1996) was an American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist. He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto/vibrato voice. (picture shows) Tiny Tim preparing for his wedding at the Manhattan tailor's shop. 13th December 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161604: Railings, blackened by 150 years of industrial smoke separate the weed grown banks of the Birmingham Wolverhampton Canal at Factory Locks, Tipton, from a railway coalyard. In the centre is an unusual mid 19th century lifting bridge over the U bend of the canal. Feature on the Black Country, an area of the West Midlands in England, north and west of Birmingham. 25th May 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5161363: Cellist Charlotte Moorman rehearsing at 18 Carlton House Terrace for her particular sound effect concert. With her is her Korean assistant Mr Nan June Paik. Among her sound effects are gongs, chains, bottles, empty beer cans, a piece of plate glass, dustbin lid, a hot-plate, electric light bulbs, a full coca cola bottle, axe, door and indian bells, butter for sizzling, ancient cymbals, a siren, toy guns, masks, human cello, amplifier, taped and recorded sound, mating call of a duck and her cello. A thing she is short of but is trying to get is the casing of a 100 lb bomb. Pictured is Charlotte reading excerpts from the Daily Mirror across the bare back of her assistant. 22nd September 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images