Racism in 1980s clubs – the door policy!
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 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.
4-Skins gig in Southall ends in 1981 riot
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
Anti-Nazi League carnival in 1978
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
Build up to the Anti-Nazi League carnival
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
Shocking racism in the early 1980s
Racism in the 1970s and 1980s could be shocking with appalling comments from politicians like Enoch Powell and the activities of extremist groups
Tories and racism in the 1970s
What did people around Thatcher think about race relations?
The last years of the Greater London Council and the battle with Thatcher
The last years of the Greater London Council and the battle with Thatcher
1981 Moss Side riot – police station mobbed
The 1981 Moss Side riot followed on from similar violence in Toxteth, Brixton and Southall but was largely over in 48 hours
Wood Green Riot of 1977
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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