Causes of the Brixton riots

Title

Causes of the Brixton riots

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 Apr 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

Interview with Chairman of Lambeth Council’s Community Affairs Committee, Stewart Lansley, about the Brixton, South London riots, speculating that police action made the situation worse. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Stewart Lansley

Keywords

Social conflicts; London; Crime; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Housing; Police; Ethnic conflicts; Violence; Unemployment; Adolescents; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Police personnel; Black peoples; Brixton; Institutional racism; Urban communities; Youth employment; Policing problems

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