BBC ON THIS DAY | Race | UK Race Relations

30 August
1976: Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot

More than 100 police officers are taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London.

24 February
1999: Lawrence report blasts 'racist' police
London's police force is "institutionally racist" says a report on the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence.

23 November
1978: Nightclub ordered to lift race ban
A Birmingham nightclub is ordered to open its doors to black and Chinese people.

24 February
1971: UK restricts Commonwealth migrants
Commonwealth citizens lose their automatic right to remain in the UK under the government's new Immigration Bill.

9 April
1969: Sikh busmen win turban fight
Sikh busmen in Wolverhampton have won the right to wear turbans on duty after a long-running campaign.

UK Race Relations


04 Oct	1965: Immigrants feel at home with BBC

08 Dec	1965: New UK race law 'not tough enough'

15 Jul	1966: Euston staff 'colour bar' ended

04 Feb	1968: More Kenyan Asians flee to Britain

20 Apr	1968: Powell slates immigration policy

26 Nov	1968: Race discrimination law tightened

07 Aug	1972: Asians given 90 days to leave Uganda

18 Sep	1972: Expelled Ugandans arrive in UK

19 Dec	1972: Amin ultimatum to Uganda Britons

23 Apr	1979: Teacher dies in Southall race riots

03 Oct	1979: Anti-racists tackle South African rugby tourists

11 Apr	1981: Brixton ablaze after riot

05 Jul	1981: Police attacked in Liverpool riots

25 Nov	1981: Brixton riots report blames racial tension

28 Sep	1985: Riots in Brixton after police shooting

01 Oct	1985: Riots erupt in Toxteth and Peckham

25 Nov	1991: Silcott not guilty of PC's murder

29 Jul	1993: Lawrence murder suspects freed

17 Sep	1993: Shock as racist wins council seat

13 Dec	1995: Riots break out in Brixton

07 Jul	2001: Two stabbed in Bradford race riots

25 Jun	2001: Race violence erupts in Burnley

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