Sorry, misread what i meant, I mentioned that there was no racism as there was nobody to be racist to, the migration hadnt happened by then, but things were a lot worse.
In the book it mentions one migrant, which is an italian bloke who threatens them with a knife, threatens to cut their eyes out if if they stop kicking the ball against his fence.
We needed the migrants and invited them over, in turn allowed things like kids getting an education and women rightly so, being able to go to work.
One of the highlights of his youth he mentions is being given a pear, which was an absolute luxury, but some people look back on these times with the pre mentioned rose tinted.