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World Service,20 Apr 2012,10 mins

Rivers of Blood speech

Witness History

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In April 1968 a politician put race at the centre of British politics. Enoch Powell made a speech predicting dire consequences if immigration were to continue. He provoked a huge reaction which left many non-white Britons feeling threatened. Photo: BBC

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