The Brixton Riots: 30 years later
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The Brixton Riots: 30 years later
Thirty years ago today, the famous Brixton riot of spring 1981 brought the long-simmering issues of class, race and police repression to the front pages and TV screens of England. Brixton was definitely not the first sign of racial unrest in the Thatcher era. A police raid on the Black & White Café in
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943 Stops In 5 Days Sparked England's First Modern Riot April 1981: Operation Swamp 81 stopped 943 people in Brixton in 5 days—mostly Black youth. April 11: Riots erupted. 279 police injured, 145 businesses destroyed. Scarman Report blamed racial disadvantage but denied institutional racism. Black Britons still 9x more likely to be stopped today. #BrixtonRiots, #BritishHistory, #RacialJustice, #OperationSwamp, #Viral, #BlackHistory, #PoliceAccountability, #UKHistory, #CivilRights, #NeverForget,
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943 Stops In 5 Days Sparked England's First Modern Riot April 1981: Operation Swamp 81 stopped 943 people in Brixton in 5 days—mostly Black youth. April 11: Riots erupted. 279 police injured, 145 businesses destroyed. Scarman Report blamed racial disadvantage but denied institutional racism. Black Britons still 9x more likely to be stopped today. #BrixtonRiots, #BritishHistory, #RacialJustice, #OperationSwamp, #Viral, #BlackHistory, #PoliceAccountability, #UKHistory, #CivilRights, #NeverForget,
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