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Racism in 1980s clubs – the door policy!

The 70s 80s 90s Blog3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

1980s night clubs operated a high degree of racism when it came to their door policy excluding black youth from entering as Tony McMahon discovers

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What motivated skinhead attacks in the 70s?

The 70s 80s 90s Blog1 year ago1 year ago121 mins

The late 1970s saw a wave of attacks on LGBT people and ethnic minorities by young thugs of identifying as skinhead so what was the motive? Tony McMahon investigates.

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4-Skins gig in Southall ends in 1981 riot

The 70s 80s 90s Blog3 years ago2 years ago56 mins

The 1981 Southall riot saw a clash between the Oi! skinhead subculture and local Asian youth in a district of London that was part of a summer of riots

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Anti-Nazi League carnival in 1978

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 years ago9 months ago54 mins

In 1978, the Anti-Nazi League and Rock Against Racism held a huge Carnival at Victoria Park in Mile End where The Clash and other bands played

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Build up to the Anti-Nazi League carnival

The 70s 80s 90s Blog5 years ago3 years ago04 mins

The Anti-Nazi League Carnival in 1978 was a unique demonstration led by bands like The Clash and TRB against the rising power of the National Front

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Shocking racism in the early 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog6 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Racism in the 1970s and 1980s could be shocking with appalling comments from politicians like Enoch Powell and the activities of extremist groups

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Tories and racism in the 1970s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago11 months ago16 mins

What did people around Thatcher think about race relations?

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The last years of the Greater London Council and the battle with Thatcher

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago11 months ago02 mins

The last years of the Greater London Council and the battle with Thatcher

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1981 Moss Side riot – police station mobbed

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago3 weeks ago011 mins

The 1981 Moss Side riot followed on from similar violence in Toxteth, Brixton and Southall but was largely over in 48 hours

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Wood Green Riot of 1977

The 70s 80s 90s Blog10 years ago11 months ago05 mins

The Wood Green riot in 1977 was a prelude to the 1981 summer of riots as a large crowd tried to halt a planned National Front demonstration

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