The riots that began in Brixton in 1981 were in many ways similar to those that blighted England this summer. The disturbances lasted for five hours. Officer Roach was attempting to arrest Thomas for traffic citations.

The disturbances lasted for five hours. In the 1980s it was made notorious by riots. Battle of Bamber Bridge; 2005 Birmingham riots; 2001 Bradford riots; 1985 Brixton riot; Broadwater Farm riot; C. 1975 Chapeltown riot; E. Evil May Day; H. 2001 Harehills riot; N. 1958 Notting Hill race riots; P. Park Street riot; Last edited on 29 March 2013, at 05:56. The Brixton Riots of April 10-12, 1981, described as the first serious riots of the 20th century in England, were the first large scale racial confrontations between black British youth and white British police. A comparison with the 1981 riots in Brixton, Liverpool and elsewhere and with the 2001 riots … To make sense of last summer's riots it is important to put them in historical perspective. This doesn’t mean that the area has kept its cultural diversity, however.

Published on Sat 28 Apr 2001 12.56 EDT. … John Lea and Simon Hallsworth put the riots into political and historical perspective.

... Major race riots returned to the UK during the summer of 2001 . Brixton was again affected by riots in 1995 after a young black man, Wayne Douglas, died while in police custody. The riot mostly took place in the Over the Rhine neighborhood near downtown Cincinnati, Ohio between April 9 and April 13, 2001. Policing the riots: from Bristol and Brixton to Tottenham, via Toxteth, Handsworth, etc Tony Jefferson tells the angry, ongoing story 2001 Oldham riots; B. The rioting was sparked by antagonism between black youths and the police. A comparison with the 1981 riots in Brixton, Liverpool and elsewhere and with the 2001 riots in Bradford and nearby towns reveals two shifts.

Still vivid in the memory are the images of the Brixton riots of 1981.

A comparison with the 1981 riots in Brixton, Liverpool and elsewhere and with the 2001 riots … The concerns of the rioters have shifted from a clear response to manifest injustice – …

The Bradford Riots were a brief period of violent rioting which began on 7 July 2001, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.They occurred as a result of heightened tension between the large and growing British Asian communities and the city's white majority, escalated by confrontation between the Anti-Nazi League and far right groups such as the British National Party and the National Front. — Brixton saw more rioting in 1985, when a black woman was accidentally shot during a police raid, in 1995 when a young black man died in police custody, and most recently in 2001… Thirty years ago today, the famous Brixton riot of spring 1981 brought the long-simmering issues of class, race and police repression to the front pages and TV screens of England. As the 25th anniversary of the Brixton riot approaches, BBC News examines the significance of the events of April 1981.

June 30, 2001 • Night of violence in UK town June 25, 2001 • UK race protesters charged June 17, 2001 • UK race riots break out again June 5, 2001 • UK riot 'pre-meditated' police June 6, 2001 When police retreated, local … The Brixton riots in April 1981 lasted three days as Metropolitan Police officers struggled to contain rioters who set fire to cars and attacked buildings.

To make sense of last summer's riots it is important to put them in historical perspective.

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riots it is important to put them in historical perspective. The Cincinnati Riot was a four-day period of civil disorder that occurred in response to the shooting death of nineteen-year-old Timothy Thomas by Cincinnati Police Patrolman Stephen Roach. Ethnic breakdown of Brixton: 2001 and 2011. 22 …