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That was all swinging. It was a very good scene, really,
in the '60s. The nearby social clubs reflected
the make-up of the neighbourhood. Decades of immigration had led
to a fantastic diversity in the population. So there was the Nigerian Club, the Somali, the West Indian, the Polish and
Mediterranean clubs, along with many others. They played the latest
imported records - R&B, ska, jazz and calypso
in the '60s. The nearby social clubs reflected
the make-up of the neighbourhood. Decades of immigration had led
to a fantastic diversity in the population. So there was the Nigerian Club, the Somali, the West Indian, the Polish and
Mediterranean clubs, along with many others. They played the latest
imported records - R&B, ska, jazz and calypso
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That was all swinging.
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It was a very good scene, really,
in the '60s.
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The nearby social clubs reflected
the make-up of the neighbourhood.
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Decades of immigration had led
to a fantastic diversity
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in the population.
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So there was the Nigerian Club,
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the Somali,
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the West Indian,
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the Polish and
Mediterranean clubs,
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along with many others.
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They played the latest
imported records -
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R&B, ska, jazz and calypso.
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Movie Summary
Historian David Olusoga charts 180 years of British history as lived by the successive inhabitants of a single home in a British city - from its construction to the present day.
