About this event

This event is organised by Black History Walks in conjunction with the Sarah Parker Remond Centre at U.C.L.

In August/September 1958 there were concerted physical attacks against Black people in their homes and on the streets of Nottingham and Notting Hill. Mainstream media often described the attacks as rioting and police denied any racial motive. In this interactive session we revisit the era and area and tell the story from a African/Caribbean perspective with photos, news items and videos. We will cover:

• The White Defence League

• British Union of Fascists

• Black Self Defence groups and tactics

• Housing and settlement patterns

• The 30 year rule

• The Kenyan Connection

• Black World War Two veterans

• Caribbean community, care and co-operation examples

• Black businesses and the police

• GCSE books and Black history in schools