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

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.

Submitted by libcom on April 27, 2014
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