Racial abuse trial feedback

Title

Racial abuse trial feedback

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Jan 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Sydney Bidwell MP discusses the recent acquittal of John Kingsley Read, charged with racial abuse. Bidwell says the acquittal was unreasonable, and that Judge Neil McKinnon, who presided over the case, was wrong to acquit him. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Sydney Bidwell

Keywords

Legislation; Crime; Law; Interethnic relations; National Front; Racism; Trials; Ethnic groups; John Kingsley Read; Democratic National Party of the UK; Neil McKinnon; Anti-racism

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