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Battle of Lewisham

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The Battle of Lewisham occurred on 13 August 1977, when 500 members of the far-right National Front (NF) attempted to march from New Cross to Lewisham in southeast London and various counter-demonstrations by approximately 4,000 people led to violent clashes between the two groups and between the anti-NF demonstrators and police. [1]

37 relations: Anglican Bishop of Southwark, Anti-fascism, Anti-racism, Battle of Cable Street, Camberwell, Campaign Against Racism and Fascism, Darcus Howe, David McNee, Institute of Race Relations, John Kingsley Read, John Tyndall (politician), Labour Party (UK), Ladywell, Ladywell Fields, Lewisham, Lewisham London Borough Council, Liberal Party (UK), London, Martin Webster, Metropolitan Police Service, Mounted police, Namibia, National Front (UK), National Party (UK, 1976), Neo-Nazism, New Cross, New Cross house fire, Public Order Act 1936, Riot shield, Robbery, Smoke bomb, Socialist Workers Party (UK), South London, South London Press, The Guardian, The Times, Trade union.

Anglican Bishop of Southwark

The Bishop of Southwark is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark in the Province of Canterbury.

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Anti-fascism

Anti-fascism is opposition to fascist ideologies, groups and individuals.

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Anti-racism

Anti-racism includes beliefs, actions, movements, and policies adopted or developed to oppose racism.

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Battle of Cable Street

The Battle of Cable Street was a riot that took place in Cable Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London, on Sunday 4 October 1936.

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Camberwell

Camberwell is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark.

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Campaign Against Racism and Fascism

The Campaign Against Racism and Fascism (CARF) is an anti-racist group based in London with a history going back to the mid-1970s.

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Darcus Howe

Leighton Rhett Radford "Darcus" Howe (26 February 1943 – 1 April 2017), BBC News, 2 April 2017.

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David McNee

Sir David Blackstock McNee, QPM (born 23 March 1925) was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1977 to 1982 and Chief Constable of the City of Glasgow Police (later Strathclyde Police) from 1971 to 1977.

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Institute of Race Relations

The Institute of Race Relations is a think tank based in the United Kingdom.

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John Kingsley Read

John Kingsley Read (1937–1985) was chairman of the British National Front (NF) from 1974 to 1976 and a founder of the National Party.

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John Tyndall (politician)

John Hutchyns Tyndall (14 July 193419 July 2005) was a British fascist political activist.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Ladywell

Ladywell is a district of South East London, England, and a ward in the London Borough of Lewisham between Brockley, Crofton Park and Lewisham.

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Ladywell Fields

Ladywell Fields, originally Ladywell Recreation Ground is a public park in the London Borough of Lewisham created from three historic fields.

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Lewisham

Lewisham is an area of south London, England, south-east of Charing Cross.

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Lewisham London Borough Council

Lewisham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lewisham in Greater London, England.

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major parties in the United Kingdom – with the opposing Conservative Party – in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Martin Webster

Martin Guy Alan Webster (born 14 May 1943) is a former leading figure on the far right in the United Kingdom.

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Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), commonly known as the Metropolitan Police and informally as the Met, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police.

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Mounted police

Mounted police are police who patrol on horseback or camelback.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (German:; Republiek van Namibië), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean.

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National Front (UK)

The National Front (NF) is a racist far-right and fascist political party in the United Kingdom.

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National Party (UK, 1976)

The National Party (NP) was a short lived conservative splinter party from the British National Front (NF).

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Neo-Nazism

Neo-Nazism consists of post-World War II militant social or political movements seeking to revive and implement the ideology of Nazism.

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New Cross

New Cross is an area of south east London, England, south-east of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham and the SE14 postcode district.

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New Cross house fire

The New Cross house fire was a fire that occurred during a party at a house in New Cross, south-east London, in the early hours of Sunday, 18 January 1981.

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Public Order Act 1936

The Public Order Act 1936 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6 c. 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to control extremist political movements in the 1930s such as the British Union of Fascists (BUF).

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Riot shield

A riot shield is a lightweight protection device deployed by police and some military organizations.

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Robbery

Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by putting the victim in fear.

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Smoke bomb

A smoke bomb is a firework designed to produce smoke upon ignition.

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Socialist Workers Party (UK)

The Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a far-left political party in Britain.

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South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames, and includes the historic districts of Southwark, Lambeth, Bankside and Greenwich.

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South London Press

The South London Press (SLP) is a bi-weekly newspaper based in Greenwich, South London, covering local news within the London Borough of Lambeth, London Borough of Southwark, London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Wandsworth.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Trade union

A trade union or trades union, also called a labour union (Canada) or labor union (US), is an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals; such as protecting the integrity of its trade, improving safety standards, and attaining better wages, benefits (such as vacation, health care, and retirement), and working conditions through the increased bargaining power wielded by the creation of a monopoly of the workers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lewisham

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