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Notting Hill Race Riot
FromWitness History
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Aug 25, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
In August 1958, Britain was shocked by nearly a week of race riots in the west London district of Notting Hill. The clashes between West Indian immigrants and aggressive white youths known as Teddy Boys led to the first race relations campaigns and the creation of the famous Notting Hill Carnival. Simon Watts reports.PHOTO: Police making arrests in Notting Hill in 1958 (Getty Images)
Released:
Aug 25, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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