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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26 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
Labour MP for Ealing-Southall Syd Bidwell calls for resistance <strong>to</strong> racism in article titled, 'Time <strong>to</strong> Fight Back'<br />
28 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
8,000 strong march in London <strong>to</strong> condemn Sowe<strong>to</strong> massacre<br />
30 June <strong>1976</strong><br />
Incendiary bomb thrown in home <strong>of</strong> West Indian family in Bath<br />
01 July <strong>1976</strong><br />
Mass sit down at Piccadilly circus in protest against increased racial violence<br />
05 July <strong>1976</strong><br />
1,000 strong funeral procession for Gurdeep Singh Chagger<br />
Protest in West London following <strong>the</strong> funeral <strong>of</strong> Gurdeep Singh Chagger<br />
07 July <strong>1976</strong><br />
Miners Union unanimously votes <strong>to</strong> condemn <strong>the</strong> National Front<br />
Home Secretary Roy Jenkins sets up parliamentary committee <strong>to</strong> look at proposal for a register <strong>of</strong> dependents<br />
<strong>of</strong> families in British minority communities<br />
09 July <strong>1976</strong><br />
Home Secretary Roy Jenkins declares <strong>the</strong>re will be no change <strong>to</strong> government policy on race relations after<br />
visiting <strong>the</strong> site <strong>of</strong> Gurdeep Chagger's murder in Southall<br />
10 July <strong>1976</strong><br />
Tory attempt <strong>to</strong> derail Race Relations Act in House <strong>of</strong> Commons fails after '22 hours <strong>of</strong> poisonous debate' as it<br />
continues through <strong>to</strong> third reading<br />
New inflamma<strong>to</strong>ry outburst by Enoch Powell claiming Britain had a political death wish as symp<strong>to</strong>m <strong>of</strong> a<br />
multicultural society<br />
14 July <strong>1976</strong><br />
In Deptford far right poll 44.5%<br />
17 July <strong>1976</strong><br />
Housing Chief <strong>of</strong> biggest local housing authority in Britain admits that black people get <strong>the</strong> worst <strong>of</strong>fers from<br />
council housing<br />
The opening ceremony <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 21st Olympic Games in Montreal has been marred by <strong>the</strong> withdrawal <strong>of</strong> 25<br />
African countries.<br />
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