Riots in Brixton
Sir,—As one who was born, raised and lived most of my life within a mile of Brixton market I can tell people what it was like when the Government brought over thousands of West Indians. Their ways were totally different to ours; many had never lived in a house. It was not long before the area resembled a giant slum. There were huge waiting lists for State housing, but people who had lived in the area all their lives did not get housed. They were expected to continue living in one room with their families. I was one of them. Eventually, like thousands of others, I and my family emigrated as we felt we were no longer wanted in our own country, Last year I stayed for a while with my sister who still lives in Brixton. One could not go out alone at night without fear of getting mugged, and my nieces had to be taken and fetched from school each day.—Yours, etc., M. MANLEY. April 28, 1981.
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Press, 30 April 1981, Page 16
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