For the final part of our series tracing Britain’s anti-racist struggle in the post-WW2 era we remember the inspiring Bradford 12, who physically organised to defend themselves and their communities against the far right, and won a landmark ruling which stands today.
50 years ago today, 18 year-old Gurdip Singh Chaggar was murdered in a racist attack in Southall west London. The act lit a fuse for the predominantly Asian youth who created the Southall Youth Movement, which went on to fight the fascist National Front off their streets.
48 years ago today, a young Bengali textile worker Altab Ali was murdered in a racist attack in Whitechapel east London. The murder sparked the legendary ‘Battle of Brick Lane’, where over the year 1978, Bengali youth spearheaded and defeated the fascist National Front.
We continue our series on anti-racist struggles with an article from the late Steve Jones. In the 1970s, an unimposing Gujarati woman, Jayaben Desai, led one of the longest and most violent strikes in the post-war period, transforming the British labour movement.
We continue our series ‘Here to fight, here to stay’ illustrating how black and Asian workers and youth fought racism and the far-right. In 1974, a titanic showdown between an American multinational corporation and Asian workers shook the city of Leicester to its core!
We continue our series ‘Here to fight, here to stay’ illustrating how black and Asian workers and youth fought racism and the far-right. We now turn to Loughborough where, against all odds, saw the first successful immigrant strike!
On this day in 1977, the fascist National Front marched through Lewisham, protected by thousands of police. Local black youth, workers, and socialists mobilised to physically block the fascists. Here, Alex Gassem draws a balance sheet of these events.
For our second instalment of the series ‘Here to fight, Here to Stay!’ we go to Preston. This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Preston Red Scar Mill Strike which saw the first immigrant strike in Britain. The inspiring struggle raised many questions including if black workers should fight separately.
On the anniversary of the Bristol Bus Boycott, we present ‘Here to fight here to stay’ – a series on Britain’s anti-racist struggles. The boycott marked the first significant anti-racist victory in Britain’s post-war period, and provides crucial and inspiring lessons today.