The 1919 Race Riots Are a Warning From History

Created
Mon, 09/09/2024 - 19:20
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Mon, 09/09/2024 - 19:23

When racist pogroms flared up across Britain in the Summer, many people highlighted the similarity to the riots which broke out in 1919 in British port cities. But they were alike in other ways too, not least the role that sections of the labour movement’s leadership played in promoting the racist tropes which motivated the […]