Mandela meets family of murdered Stephen Lawrence

Title
Mandela meets family of murdered Stephen Lawrence
Genre
News report; Interview; Speech
TX Date
6 May 1993
Year of production
1993
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Duration
00:02:59
Description
On a trip to the UK African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela has met the family of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence, murdered in a racist attack. ANC spokesman Navanethem Pillay reads a statement by Mandela to the press. Doreen and Neville Lawrence, the murdered boy’s parents on the meeting, lack of police action and racism; Marc Wadsworth, National Secretary of the Anti-Racist Alliance on rise in racist attacks. Steve Wright reports.
Contributors
Steve Wright; Navanethem Pillay; Doreen Lawrence; Neville Lawrence; Marc Wadsworth
Keywords
London; Interethnic relations; Homicide; Policing practice; Black peoples; Racially motivated crime; Nelson Mandela; Eltham; Stephen Lawrence

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