New Cross fire - Reaction to open verdict

Title

New Cross fire - Reaction to open verdict

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 May 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:55

Description

Report on reaction to the controversial open verdict of the inquest into a fire at a party in New Cross, London in which 13 young black people died (18/01/81). Speakers include: New Cross Action Committee member Darcus Howe; Lewisham MP, Christopher Price. Male reporter not identified (poss. Rodney Bennett?). Female interviewer is Elaine Lipworth.

Contributors

Elaine Lipworth; Christopher Price; Rodney Bennett?; 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; Verdicts; New Cross; Community organizations; New Cross Fire (1981); New Cross Action Committee

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