youth, turned out in Lewisham, on March 2, to protest growing racist violence.
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Over 5000 people, mainly Black Supported by anti-racist activists January 18. in the labour movement, the march made its way through Lewisham to more hospitalised. the obvious support of the immiThe mood of the marchers was summed up in the slogans that ec"End Racist Violence", "For Freedom" Out: and "This is Black Peoples' Day" were the main slogans chanted by Black youth, many of whom had obviously taken the day off school.
The march followed a series of meetings and protests over the firebombing of a party in New Cross on Thirteen Black teenagers were killed and over two dozen The firebombing and police inaction have outraged the Black community. As New Cross Massacre Action Committee chairperson John La Rose told the February 27 Time "Did you see the reaction in Dublin when they had the fire in the disco there? They had a day of mourning, the prime minister spoke, it was all on the front pages. The Queen even sent a message of sympathy. Compare that to what happened here - right in the heart of London."
If it had been a white party, of course, most of the local Black com munity would have been harassed by now, and a frame-up probably organised as well. But when 13 Black people are killed, the cops can't come up with anything.
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