The Battle for Brick Lane
Witness History
BBC
4.5 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2018
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
In 1978 the racist murder of a young Bangladeshi textile worker in east London galvanised an immigrant community. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Rafique Ullah who took part in the protests and community action that followed the death of Altab Ali.
(Photo: Anti-racist protest in east London 1978. Credit: Altab Ali Foundation)
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| 1:05.6 | Hello and welcome to this edition of the Witness History Podcast |
| 1:10.4 | with me for Hana Hither. And today we go back to 1978 when the murder of a young |
| 1:16.5 | Bangladeshi textile worker in East London galvanized an immigrant community |
| 1:21.6 | to stand up against racism in Britain. |
| 1:24.4 | 25 year old Altab Ali had been killed in an unprovoked racist attack. |
| 1:33.2 | We were young people who got together and we had only one agenda, |
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