CRE reaction to Toxteth riots

Title

CRE reaction to Toxteth riots

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Interview with Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), David Lane, on the plight of young people in urban areas and setback in race relations following the weekend’s riots in Toxteth, Liverpool. Calls for urgent concerted action to tackle the causes of the violence. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

David Lane

Keywords

Social problems; Interethnic relations; CRE; Liverpool; Violence; Riots; Commission for Racial Equality; Toxteth; Urban areas; Deprivation

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