Brick Lane 1978: the events and their significance - Kenneth Leech

Demonstration around Brick Lane, 1978

Demonstration around Brick Lane, 1978

Scanned PDF booklet about the events in Brick Lane, in London's East End, in 1978, where Bengali youths and anti-racists clashed with the National Front, amid a surge in racist violence.

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