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Uprising

My name is LeilaHassan, and in 1981, I was a member of theRace Today Collective, based in...

Uprising • S01E01 • 2021
My name is Leila
Hassan, and in 1981, I was a member of the
Race Today Collective, based in Brixton,
and we were aware many of the police officers were
National Front sympathizers

Full Transcript

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My name is Leila Hassan, and in 1981,
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I was a member of the Race Today Collective,
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based in Brixton, and we were aware
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many of the police officers were National Front sympathizers.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:31
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 [Leila Hassan] And so the public meeting is called for the Sunday, - Uprising 00:08
[Leila Hassan] And so the public meeting is called for the S...
S01 • E02 And particularly from the neighborhood in which they've come, - Uprising 00:09
And particularly from the neighborhood in which they've...
S01 • E01 So when the fascists attacked a lot of book shops, - Uprising 00:12
So when the fascists attacked a lot of book shops,
S01 • E02 We're not going to stand idly by." - Uprising 00:08
We're not going to stand idly by."
S01 • E01 [John Larose] The National Front is seeking - Uprising 00:17
[John Larose] The National Front is seeking
S01 • E02 Now, we would be neglecting in our duty - Uprising 00:21
Now, we would be neglecting in our duty
S01 • E01 In the late '70s, - Uprising 00:11
In the late '70s,
S01 • E02 I was the fly in the ointment because... - Uprising 00:04
I was the fly in the ointment because...
S01 • E01 The state, the police, the media was telling you, - Uprising 00:07
The state, the police, the media was telling you,
S01 • E01 Go home." - Uprising 00:09
Go home."
S01 • E02 "Don't side with them, you've got to side with us." - Uprising 00:27
"Don't side with them, you've got to side wit...
S01 • E01 [♪ funky music] - Uprising 00:09
[♪ funky music]
S01 • E01 Our songs were a direct response to the political backdrop of the day. - Uprising 00:06
Our songs were a direct response to the political backdrop o...
S01 • E01 ♪ Walking along just kicking stones ♪ - Uprising 00:22
♪ Walking along just kicking stones ♪
S01 • E02 That, that put sort of a shiver up my spine then. - Uprising 00:05
That, that put sort of a shiver up my spine then.
S01 • E02 [Sandra Ruddock] The first couple of weeks, - Uprising 00:06
[Sandra Ruddock] The first couple of weeks,
S01 • E02 Paul wasn't managing to breathe without the respirator, - Uprising 00:09
Paul wasn't managing to breathe without the respirator,
S01 • E01 ♪ To let me go Was not dem intention ♪ - Uprising 00:12
♪ To let me go Was not dem intention ♪
S01 • E02 [Andrew Hastings] He looks fine, but he was connected to a ventilator, - Uprising 00:17
[Andrew Hastings] He looks fine, but he was connected to a v...
S01 • E01 ♪ It's the Ku Klux Klan ♪ - Uprising 00:13
♪ It's the Ku Klux Klan ♪