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Hurd visits Handsworth after riots

Title
Hurd visits Handsworth after riots
Genre
News report; Interview; Press conference
TX Date
Sep 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:02:37
Description
Report on the visit of the Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, to the area of the Handsworth riots in Birmingham in 09/85. Includes a press interview with Douglas Hurd. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Douglas Hurd
Keywords
Interethnic relations; Police; Violence; Adolescents; Birmingham; Riots; Assault; Handsworth; Cabinet ministers; Violence against the person; Douglas Hurd

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