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Lewisham Violence

1977 , Lewisham (Greater London)

Cat no. 215483

Lewisham Violence

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A BBC Look East news report on violence during a National Front march in south London.

Escorted by a huge contingent of police, members of the far-right National Front party march through the streets of Lewisham, south London. Violent clashes break out, however, as anti-fascist protestors break through the cordons, with police struggling to separate the two groups and quell the violence. Further down the road, another group of anti-fascist protestors taunt the National Front marchers with chants of 'Nazi Scum', with later violence resulting in the first ever deployment of police riot shields in Britain.

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Anti-Fascism; Anti-Racism; Battle of Lewisham; Fascism; National Front; Protests; Racism; Riots; Street violence

  • Production company : BBC East

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Lewisham Violence

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