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Arthur Bottomley on UKs responsibility to Bermuda.

Title
Arthur Bottomley on UKs responsibility to Bermuda.
Genre
Interview
TX Date
5 Dec 1977
Year of production
1977
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Duration
00:02:44
Description
Interview with Arthur Bottomley on internal affairs in Bermuda and Britain’s responsibility to the nation. Why we are sending troops to Bermuda and in effect helping them with the death penalty when we don’t have it. This follows controversial hanging of 2 black Bermudans for murder of white victims which led to riots. Interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Arthur Bottomley
Keywords
Death penalty; Racial discrimination; Colonial countries; Army; Institutional racism; Bermuda

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