New Cross fire - Inquest

Title

New Cross fire - Inquest

Genre

Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:00:56

Description

Unidentified male speaker (poss. local community leader Darcus Howe) issues a press statement during the inquest into a fire at a party in New Cross, London in which 13 young black people died (18/01/81). Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Darcus Howe?

Keywords

Deaths; London; Crime; Law; Fires; Interethnic relations; Police; Adolescents; Children (age group); Policing practice; Black peoples; African-Caribbean peoples; Inquests; Deptford; Arson; New Cross; Community organizations; New Cross Fire (1981)

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