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Tuesday 19 February 2008
Issue 2089
In Depth

Images of uprising in Brixton 1981

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Tuesday 19 February 2008
Issue 2089
Protesting against police failure to properly investigate the 1981 New Cross fire in which 13 young black people died
Protesting against police failure to properly investigate the 1981 New Cross fire in which 13 young black people died
The 1981 Brixton uprising
The 1981 Brixton uprising
Police and young people in Brixton
Police and young people in Brixton
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