How has mass media changed attitudes to racial minorities in British society? key points
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- How has mass media changed attitudes to racial minorities in British society?
- 1940
- 1948: ** Empire Windrush
- 1990
- 1999: Macpherson Report: Stephen Lawrence
- 1970
- 1979: 50 out of 2000 professional footballers were black. Viv Anderson was the first black man to play for England in 1979
- Notting Hill 1976: Carnival descended into violence as police arrested black people of suspicion of committing crimes
- 1940
- 1950
- How has mass media changed attitudes to racial minorities in British society?
- 1940
- 1948: ** Empire Windrush
- 1990
- 1999: Macpherson Report: Stephen Lawrence
- 1970
- 1979: 50 out of 2000 professional footballers were black. Viv Anderson was the first black man to play for England in 1979
- Notting Hill 1976: Carnival descended into violence as police arrested black people of suspicion of committing crimes
- 1940
- How has mass media changed attitudes to racial minorities in British society?
- 1960
- 2000
- May 2001: Oldham: Violence escalated after a fight between white and Asian gangs. Triggered similar violence in Bradford and Burnley in June
- Immigration Act 2008
- Smethwick: Peter Griffiths won seat using slogan, 'For more ******-type neighbours, vote Labour'
- 1960
- 1960
- Race Relations Act 1965
- 1962: Immigration Act: Shows government finds race difficult to deal with
- August 1958: St. Ann's district of Nottingham: violence escalated after fighting outside a pub
- 1950
- 1950
- September 1958: Notting Hill: Attack by Teddy Boys on white woman with a black partner, escalated into violence involving many youths. Triggered others
- 1959: Film Sapphire: Focused on racism in London towards immigrants.
- Race Relations Act 1976/ Commission for racial equality 1976
- 1981 - Black unemployment at 60% which led to violence. 4 days to bring violence under control. 800 police injured and 100 building destroyed
- 1980
- 1981 Brixton, London: Riots exploded after police stopped and searched thousand of black locals as part as 'Operation Swamp'
- 1980
- 1980s: Lenny Henry and Comic Relief
- 1980
- 1981 Brixton, London: Riots exploded after police stopped and searched thousand of black locals as part as 'Operation Swamp'
- 1980
- Asian Music Groups: 1997 A Brimful of Asha
- 3 million ethnic minority population
- Immigration Act 2008
- 7th
July 2005 Daily Express ‘Bombers are all Sponging Asylum Seekers.’ None of the
bombers were asylum seekers.
- 2000
- May 2001: Oldham: Violence escalated after a fight between white and Asian gangs. Triggered similar violence in Bradford and Burnley in June
- 2000
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