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Today in London’s anti-racist history, 1981: Southall youth burn down the Hamborough pub after racist skinhead provovations
On Friday 3 July 1981, several ‘Oi’ (streetpunk) bands were set to play a gig in Southall, an area of… READ MORE
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Spotlight on London’s squatted streets: Villa Road, Brixton
Villa Road, Brixton, was once one of the UK’s most famous squatted streets; many of the houses that remain in… READ MORE
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Today in London smashing herstory, 1909: Suffragettes love the sound of breaking glass
Emmeline Pankhurst and other women’s suffragists founded the militant Women’s Social and Political Union in 1903; having come to the… READ MORE
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Today in London’s festive history, 1999: J18, the Carnival against Capitalism
“Around the world, the movement grows – from the forests of Chiapas to the streets of London, from the grain farmers… READ MORE
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Today in London’s sporting history, 1837: protestors invade the Kensington Hippodrome to re-open a blocked footpath
“From the most distant part of the metropolis they can ride in the omnibus, for sixpence, to the Hippodrome…’ “As… READ MORE
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"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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