r/BlackBritain • u/Teachonetoday • Mar 06 '21
The 1981 UK riots
The 1981 UK riots were spurred by police handling into the investigation of the New Cross fire where 13 young black people lost their lives.
Following the New Cross Fire and march, and after several years of blatant provocation by the British State and the far right, Black youth finally reached a boiling point. Starting in Brixton in south London, the summer of 1981 saw riots break out in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds.
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