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A protester shouts with both his hands in the air while marching through a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, on November 23, 2014.

Black communities in England know what Ferguson is going through

Conflict

In 1981, uprisings broke out in communities all throughout England, with poverty and heavy-handed policing to blame. If that sounds familiar to you, black Britons who remember the riots also see similarities in how the US and UK treat minority communities.

How New York’s ‘Stop and Frisk’ Compares to Britain’s ‘Stop and Search’

Conflict & Justice

Hundreds arrested in London riots

Impact of Lawrence Case on Race Relations in Britain

Conflict & Justice

London Riots Through Lense of 1981 Brixton Unrest

Conflict & Justice
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