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4 unusual facts about 1985 Handsworth riots


1985 Handsworth riots

"Handsworth Riot" Pato Banton A song by reggae singer Pato Banton depicting the events of the riots with lyrics including first person accounts from blacks and Asians.

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"Handsworth Riots - Twenty Summers On Pogus Caesar / OOM Gallery Collection of archive photographs taken during Handsworth riots of 1985.

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The riots were reportedly sparked by the arrest of a man near the Acapulco Cafe, Lozells and a police raid on the Villa Cross public house in the same area.

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Filmmaker and artist Pogus Caesar extensively photographed the second Handsworth riot, it was also witnessed by Bronx graffiti artists Brim and Goldie, who documented the devastation in the Channel 4 documentary Bombing.



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