Police blamed for Southall riots

Title

Police blamed for Southall riots

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:32

Description

Vishnu Sharma, President of the Indian Workers’ Association in Southall, where he blames the police for violence at a Anti-Nazi League demonstration in Southall during which protester Blair Peach died in suspicious circumstances.

Contributors

Vishnu Sharma

Keywords

Deaths; London; Police; Violence; Demonstrations; Metropolitan Police; National Front; Blair Peach; Anti-Nazi League; Southall; Riots; Policing practice; Indian Workers’ Association; Anti-nazi movements

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