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Uprising

In 1981, I was, uh, part of the NewCross Massacre Action committee

Uprising • S01E02 • 2021
In 1981, I was, uh, part of the New
Cross Massacre Action committee

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In 1981,
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I was, uh, part of the New Cross Massacre Action committee.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
64
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:19
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Uprising tells the extraordinary story of three intertwined events from 1981: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots.
S01 • E01 The Metropolitan Police, at 5:00 in the morning, - Uprising 00:08
The Metropolitan Police, at 5:00 in the morning,
S01 • E02 People suspected it was a racial attack. - Uprising 00:04
People suspected it was a racial attack.
S01 • E02 Relations with the police were not good, - Uprising 00:07
Relations with the police were not good,
S01 • E01 I heard about it because I was asked to photograph the man - Uprising 00:07
I heard about it because I was asked to photograph the man
S01 • E02 [Jackie Malton] Activists had got on to this first theory - Uprising 00:09
[Jackie Malton] Activists had got on to this first theory
S01 • E01 But it was what inspired the National Front - Uprising 00:12
But it was what inspired the National Front
S01 • E02 But they seemed a little bit hellbent - Uprising 00:07
But they seemed a little bit hellbent
S01 • E01 They proposed to march through New Cross and Lewisham. - Uprising 00:05
They proposed to march through New Cross and Lewisham.
S01 • E01 [Russell Profitt] The National Front decided that that would be - Uprising 00:08
[Russell Profitt] The National Front decided that that would...
S01 • E02 You've got to think, why do people like me, - Uprising 00:07
You've got to think, why do people like me,
S01 • E02 Quite... find it quite acceptable that this is a racist attack. - Uprising 00:04
Quite... find it quite acceptable that this is a racist atta...
S01 • E01 It's going to be a test of stamina, - Uprising 00:08
It's going to be a test of stamina,
S01 • E02 Because that's the life we lived at that time. - Uprising 00:04
Because that's the life we lived at that time.
S01 • E01 We have got to institute a swift and immediate program - Uprising 00:15
We have got to institute a swift and immediate program
S01 • E02 And the experience of the police investigations, - Uprising 00:11
And the experience of the police investigations,
S01 • E01 Absolutely, yes. Including those born here. - Uprising 00:04
Absolutely, yes. Including those born here.
S01 • E02 [Jackie Malton] In terms of the National Front - Uprising 00:08
[Jackie Malton] In terms of the National Front
S01 • E01 There is a community that you're part of that sees you as alien, - Uprising 00:17
There is a community that you're part of that sees you ...
S01 • E02 So, I can't sit here and say - Uprising 00:08
So, I can't sit here and say
S01 • E02 The Black community was really clear - Uprising 00:05
The Black community was really clear