The National Front in Bradford in the 70s - The 70s 80s 90s Blog
In 1976, the National Front held a major march through Bradford that ended in a battle with anti-fascists and proved to be their high water mark in the city
In the 1970s, the National Front saw Bradford as a fertile recruiting ground. In the video above is footage of an NF demonstration in Bradford in 1976 – a year that saw many violent racist attacks against Asian Britons. Bradford is a city I know well having been involved in some community-based projects there. Today it’s a mix of white working class, Asian heritage and eastern European communities. Back in the 1970s, the NF organised a ‘British Campaign to Stop Immigration‘ targeting the growth of the Asian British population. These were people who had come from Pakistan mainly, which had…
saved by
related reading
- Share your stories of life in Bradford in 1970s and 1980sthetelegraphandargus.co.uk
- United Black Youth League - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Segregation in Bradford | Samia Rahman | The Guardiantheguardian.com
- One city, two cultures: Bradford's communities lead parallel lives | Bradford | The Guardiantheguardian.com
- Looking back at Bradford's 90s daytimer rave music movement | Bradford Telegraph and Argusthetelegraphandargus.co.uk
- Bradford - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- Ray Honeyford: Racist or right? - BBC Newsbbc.com
- Rita, Sue and Bob Too: A snapshot of 1980s Britain - BBC Newsbbc.com
- Strictly bhangra: how daytimers got young British Asians dancingtheguardian.com
- Ray Honeyford - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
- The bhangra fuelled world of daytimers and its glorious 21st century revival >> South Asian Artssaa-uk.org
- Why Daytime Raves Were So Important For Asian Club Culture | The FADERthefader.com