Police officer injured at demonstration

Title

Police officer injured at demonstration

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Aug 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Interview with PC David Allen who was injured during a National Front march and counter-demonstration in Lewisham south London (13/08/77). He states it’s his job to be a part of helping the riots to break up, but he has never seen violence on that scale before. Interviewer not identified.

Contributors

David Allen

Keywords

Political movements; London; Political demonstrations; Police; Violence; National Front; Lewisham; David Allen

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