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- Restaurateur, Community Activist & Civil Rights Campaigner Affectionately known by many as the “Godfather of the Grove,” Frank Crichlow was a celebrated legend and much-respected icon of the Caribbean community. Crichlow was a crucial civil rights campaigner. He set up the Mangrove – a community hub and iconic restaurant.
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In 1971 nine black men and women were put on trial at the Old Bailey for causing a riot at a protest march. Their names were Darcus Howe, Frank Crichlow, Rhodan Gordon, Althea Jones-Lacointe,...
- The British Black Power Movement
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The British Black Power movement emerged in London in the summer of 1967, after the American political radicalStokelyCarmichael gave a public talk in Camden, London, against ‘white power’ in Britain and the United States. StokelyCarmichael followed in a long line of African American radical thinkers and activists – including Martin Luther King Jr.,...
The demonstration and the eventual three-month trial of the Mangrove Nine received national attention in the press and among politicians and activist groups. The defendants used the courtroom and the media attention of the trial as a platform to critique the racism of the police, the justice system and the British state. Both DarcusHowe and Althea ...
This lesson is intended to develop historical understanding of the history of racism and anti-racist activism in post-war Britain. Public encounters with the police shape experiences of government and attitudes towards the state and democracy more generally. Please note these sources include some racist and abusive language and are presented here t...
To explain how black people fought for equality in 1970s Britain.To describe the meaning of ‘Black Power.’To understand why the Black Power movement emerged in Britain.To recognise the history of police brutality and racism in Britain.Discuss the limits of approaching this history only through the sources available at The National Archives. The National Archives holds the papers of the Metropolitan police, the Home Office and th...
Historians must work from multiple archives, both inside and outside of Britain, to approach the rich and complex history of the British Black Power Movement. It is suggested thatdocument collections and learning resources heldat the Black Cultural Archivesshould be used with the sources available in this lesson. The Black Power Movement – Black Cu...
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Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day, could include: Social, cultural and technological change in post-war British society.
Supports PSHE in development of knowledge and understanding of the struggle for racial justice in Britain and the role of protest, policing and the law.
Nine individuals - including Barbara Beese, Darcus Howe and Frank Crichlow - were charged with incitement to riot and affray.
The Mangrove Nine were a group of British black activists tried for inciting a riot at a 1970 protest against the police targeting of The Mangrove, a Caribbean restaurant in Notting Hill, West London. They were Frank Crichlow, Darcus Howe, Altheia Jones-LeCointe, Barbara Beese, Rupert Boyce, Rhodan Gordon, Anthony Innis, Rothwell Kentish, and ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Owner Frank Crichlow organised a peaceful protest starting outside the restaurant against racist attacks on the Mangrove. Police arrived and wrongly arrested nine people for incitement to riot.
- Niellah Arboine
The Mangrove, opened in 1968 by Frank Crichlow, [3] was an important meeting space for the Black community in the Notting Hill area, including for Black intellectuals and activists. It was repeatedly raided by the police, on grounds of drug possession, despite a lack of evidence.
For many years Frank Critchlow played a central role in the Notting Hill's black community. He set up the Mangrove Restaurant, the first black restaurant in "the Grove".
