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No go area truce during Toxteth riots

Title
No go area truce during Toxteth riots
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:01:21
Description
Interview with Pastor Dave Valentine, who negotiated a truce during riots in Toxteth, Liverpool, between police and rioters for the evacuation of old people from a home in a no go area controlled by the mob and about to catch fire. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
David Valentine
Keywords
Fires; Police; Liverpool; Elderly; Clergy; Riots; Toxteth; Evacuation; Arson; Residential care homes

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