IT used to be okay to be with coloureds at school. But when they get on the streets it is totally different.
They have no right to be here,' said Brad, 16-year-old Coventry Evening Telegraph.
•Pakis' are his sworn enemy and he explains the significance bootlaces racist skins oventry.
Places means NF, ri-Paki League, and Movement.
Brad and his mates are among the white skinheads *7o - encouraged by the One man walked a Southall street, minutes later, lay at the feet of a helmeted, shielded man in blue. Inquest held, but the coroner said, not murder.
Five men held an embassy fast, minutes later, killed in the blast of firearms held by men in black. Inquest held, but the coroner said, not murder.
Thirteen went to a party game, minutes later, went up in flame of incendiary thrown by persons unknown.
Inquest held, but the coroner said, not murder. This is a white man's city.
skinhead, to the propaganda of the NF and the BM - have been attempting to enforce no-go areas for blacks in Coventry Precinct This is the frightening aspect of events in Coventry. Why Coventry? Is it exception Or Is Il Lne beginning phase of racism in Britain?
the Was boom town of the bus and many and cast curopeans came to the city, where work was plentiful.
landscape has changed dramatically. The boom town of the SUs and ' 60s becoming the cravevaru LIC '80s. Thousands of jobs have been destroved in the last couple of years - the car and the machine tool industry are at the centre of Young people have no of the unemployleavers rise to 80 per cent.
Against this backThe funeral of Satnam Singh Gill ground an increasing allack have taken place. Fascists al C capitalising the frustrations and anger felt by white youth and point the finger to black people — as in the 1930s scapchuals found. Unity 'It's the niggers and the Pakis...send them back and there would be no bro. blem and them Kampuchean boat people and all,' says Brad These ideas are having wide impact among white kids who want to vent their frustrations and despair at not having a job, money or anything to do.
This makes Coventry different. In Brixton Southall and Bristol there had been unity in action of the youth against the oppressive role of police in their Coll At Coventry in the last three months has that unity exRacist feelings, never TAT below une surace society, are expioullo will a velgeance Racist youth vent their bitterness on black people But black youth have shown that thei will no longer tolerate racist abuse 1alisu violence. They will fight!
Mass street violence is a distinct possibility. Black youll. around the slogans are Coventry kids - No no-go areas and black selfdefence' have been altempting to defend their and teach cullull racists and fascists Despite appeals by the establishment and the Communist Party to cool it and to 'put pressure on the police to deal decisive ly with racist and fascist provokers of the violence' black youth have no faith in the police.
They are not prepared to wait until the labour movemen or men elder back them. Their presence in ine rrecine on a satur day is symbolic of their stance They are Coventry kids as much as anyone else.
I ney are not preparec wait, although they would welcome Calls we must campaign for their right to defend themselves against The demonstration this Saturday is an expression ol ine anger lell by Diach people and anti-racists at the death of Satnam Singh Gill and the increasing number of racially motivated attacks Coventry and other cities It is also a show of deter mination by black youth that they will fight back But should also take it warning unless there is a concerted callivale Coventry will be in out for a long, hot summer of race rioting.