Racism and policing in 1950s Notting Hill
I can explain the reasons for increasing tension between the police and the black community, including the role of anti-immigration groups.
Racism and policing in 1950s Notting Hill
I can explain the reasons for increasing tension between the police and the black community, including the role of anti-immigration groups.
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Key learning points
- By 1952, the Metropolitan Police was made up of predominantly white men, despite some black people trying to join.
- Tensions between the black community and the police increased in the 1950s.
- The increasing activism of anti-immigrant groups exacerbated tension between the police and the black community.
Keywords
Institutional racism - discrimination or unequal treatment on the basis of race, which come from systems, structures or expectations within an institution or organisation
Common misconception
Students might believe that fascism was only a factor in Nazi Germany, and be unaware of the existence of fascist groups in Britain.
Fascism spread across Europe in the 1930s, including to Britain, although Britain's strong democratic tradition meant it did not take hold as it did in other countries at the time.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word describes a music and dance party organised by Caribbean residents of Notting Hill in response to a lack of migrant-friendly leisure entertainment, often held in migrant-owned venues?
Q2.Which word describes a style of music originating in Jamaica in the 1950s, making use of horns and trumpets alongside other instruments?
Q3.Which of the following were developed as centres for migrant culture in Notting Hill in the 1960s?
Q4.The traditions of which of these countries were brought to Notting Hill by the Windrush generation?
Q5.Complete the sentence: Mutual self-help organisations such as ' ' schemes allowed Caribbean migrants to access credit.
Q6.Why were many of the clubs and cafes in Notting Hill closed and then reopened under a different name in the 1960s?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which keyword describes discrimination or unequal treatment on the basis of race, which come from systems, structures or expectations within an institution or organisation?
Q2.Complete the sentence: By 1952, the Metropolitan (Met) Police was made up of predominantly...
Q3.Which aspects of Caribbean culture did the police regard as a threat to ‘Britishness’?
Q4.What did the West Indian Federation (WIF) suggest to do to improve the relationship between Caribbean migrants and the Met?
Q5.Match the anti-immigration group to the correct description.
Gangs of white working-class young men who attacked black people
A neo-Nazi group who tried to drive out black migrants
A fascist group who made violent speeches against immigrants