Academic Papers

Type the Power: The Rise of the Black British Press from the Nottingham Race Riot to the Mangrove Nine Trial, c.1958-1971

"...Regardless, proximity to empire did not protect them from racism and when the summer race riots of 1958 occurred, the fleeting illusion of better opportunities, tolerance, and attempts to live as subjects of empire at its heart came to a violent end. Therefore, the need for Black Britons’ perspectives to exist and be defended became even more crucial and hence, the development of the Black British press was invigorated to articulate their own viewpoints and perceived value within a society which now sought to reject them...."