UK Exhibition: New Cross Fire (1981) – 13 Dead, Nothing Said
A new exhibition documenting demonstrators from Black People’s Day of Action has just launched. The day of action in 1981 was initiated […]
A new exhibition documenting demonstrators from Black People’s Day of Action has just launched. The day of action in 1981 was initiated […]
“The New Cross Fire killed 13 young black people during a birthday party in a house in New Cross, Southeast London on Sunday January 18th, 1981 The party was a joint birthday celebration for Yvonne Ruddock and Angela Jackson and was held at 439 New Cross Road, going on throughout the night. There was a fairly high degree of racial tension in New Cross, as it was well known that the far right group the National Front were active in the area. […]