Paul Boateng on Southall riot

Title

Paul Boateng on Southall riot

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Jul 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:06:16

Description

Interview with Chairman of the GLC Police Committee, Paul Boateng, on the failure of senior officers to pre-empt the Southall riot over the weekend, when a group of politically motivated skinheads invaded an Asian area, and the more general mistrust of the police by the black community and concern over their response to racism. Male interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Paul Boateng

Keywords

London; Interethnic relations; Police; Metropolitan Police; Southall; Riots; Policing practice; Black peoples; Whites; Institutional racism; Asian peoples

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