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Using violence as a response to racism can both divide and unite communities, says Max Farrar

History Today | The World’s Leading Serious History Magazine
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West Yorkshire Police was known for its aggression towards Black communities in Leeds a city with a reputation as a hotbed for racism due to its connections to the National Front .

The 11 Black boys who were selected as scapegoats were aged 14-18 , with the exception of one , David Cohen , who was 21 .

They were charged with at least 40 offences ranging from Criminal damage on a WYMP car’ and Affray ’ to Common assault’.

The Race Today Collective and the revamped Chapeltown News Collective criticised the UCA for hosting a jailhouse Bonfire ’. The UCA , fearing a repeat in 1976 , accepted funds to host Bonfire Night celebrations inside the community centre.

The young people were instructed not to congregate on the street corners go straight home’ afterwards.

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