Coming of Age : 1976 and the Road to Anti-Racism
Coming of Age : 1976 and the Road to Anti-Racism by Jagdish Patel and Suresh Grover
Coming of Age : 1976 and the Road to Anti-Racism
by Jagdish Patel and Suresh Grover
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Police arrest 2 demonstra<strong>to</strong>rs after youth picket Southall Police station<br />
08 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
Southall Youth Movement formed<br />
09 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
Relations between black community <strong>and</strong> police are bad according <strong>to</strong> Robert Mark’s, Metropolitan Police<br />
commissioner, annual report<br />
Trail <strong>of</strong> 11 black <strong>and</strong> 1 white youth in Leeds Chapel<strong>to</strong>w<br />
People throwing s<strong>to</strong>nes at police cars in Rossing<strong>to</strong>n Green near Spencer Place Leeds - 12 people r<strong>and</strong>omly<br />
selected<br />
10 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
Local anti-racists outline plans <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Blackburn Action against <strong>Racism</strong> group at press conference in Blackburn<br />
Friends Meeting House<br />
Four young Asian men charged for unlawfully fighting in <strong>the</strong> altercation which led <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> murder <strong>of</strong> Gurdeep<br />
Chagger<br />
Met Police Commissioner Sir Robert Mark joins attack on black youth, criticising 'a growing tendency <strong>of</strong> groups<br />
<strong>of</strong> black people <strong>to</strong> react in violent opposition <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Police'<br />
Engineers' leader George Carbon invites all organisations in Sheffield area opposed <strong>to</strong> racism <strong>to</strong> a meeting in<br />
order <strong>to</strong> plan counter-demo against National Front in Ro<strong>the</strong>rham<br />
Vishnu Sharma, chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Broad Alliance <strong>of</strong> Asian organisations in Southall urges support for 'March <strong>of</strong><br />
Unity' in West London that day<br />
11 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
5 point plan drawn up <strong>to</strong> tackle racism by 37 community relations council <strong>of</strong>ficers<br />
13 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
Families <strong>and</strong> children as <strong>to</strong> move from Canning Town after repeated attacks<br />
Fire bomb on Brentford family<br />
14 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
Archbishop <strong>of</strong> Canterbury condemns racism <strong>and</strong> its advocates<br />
Calls for <strong>the</strong> arrest <strong>of</strong> Mr. Kingsley Read, leader <strong>of</strong> National Front, after inciting race hatred <strong>and</strong> violence in an<br />
East London speech<br />
7000 strong march in Southall <strong>to</strong> commemorate Gurdeep Singh Cahgger<br />
15 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
Sir Robert Mark publishes annual talking about trouble with black youth<br />
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