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- By 1976, the event had become definitely Caribbean in flavour, with around 150,000 people attending. However, in that year and several subsequent years, the carnival was marred by riots, in which predominantly Caribbean youths fought with police – a target due to the continuous harassment the population felt they were under.
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1976: Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot. More than 100 police officers had to be taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. Most were released...
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This year marks 30 years since the Notting Hill Carnival...
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Sep 19, 2006 · The Notting Hill riots were a collective reply by the young black community to years of police repression. They were not race riots but anti-police riots by (mostly) unemployed, low-paid, young blacks, the people at the bottom of the economic and social scrapheap.
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To encourage pupils to use original sources to find out about the significance of the Notting Hill Carnival and why it began. It is important that teachers ensure that pupils understand these terms: The Colour Bar, discrimination, legislation, immigrant, race-relations. The documents used in these lessons cover sensitive subjects and may include la...
Building on this approach, the pupils study threefurther sourceswhich encourage themto think about why the Notting Hill Carnival was started and why it is still such an important event today.They look at the passenger list from Empire Windrush to learn about Sam Beaver King, one of the early founders of the Notting Hill Carnivaland West Indian Gaze...
The plenary asks pupils to think about what they have learned from the sources about the Notting Hill Carnival and why it began. Use the background notes to help providemore context as appropriate. Teachers can alsoask pupils to look at the photographs used in the blog written by Principal Records Specialist on Diverse Histories, Vicky Iglikowski-B...
Design a poster to promote the Notting Hill Carnival today. Include information about its beginnings and why its such an important event for people.Work in pairs/small groups to research and design your own illustrated Fact File about Claudia Jones and her role in establishing the Notting Hill Carnival.Ask the class to create a mini-exhibition looking at the contribution made by migrants from the new Commonwealth countries to Britain (e.g. contributions to the NHS, British transport, art, music,...Aug 25, 2006 · This year marks 30 years since the Notting Hill Carnival riot in 1976 - an important year for race relations and one which saw carnival hit the headlines - albeit for the wrong reasons.
Aug 30, 2018 · Sixty years ago, a mob of hundreds of people went on the rampage on the streets of Notting Hill, clashing with West Indian immigrants in race riots that shocked the nation.
Behind the origins of Carnival is a turbulent story that follows Notting Hill’s West Indian community after it protested at the 1958 race riots to establish its identity in London and...
Feb 24, 2018 · This segment looks at that year's West Indian carnival in Notting Hill London, and how heavy handed policing & racial tension resulted in a riot. From a BBC documentary about the Summer of...
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