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race relations 1951-79 - Coggle Diagram
race relations 1951-79
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the sixties 1964-70
survey in 1965 said 50% would refuse to live next to a black person, and 9 out of 10 disagreed with interacial marriage.
1965 race relations act- to forbade discrimination in public places on the grounds of colour. did not apply to employment and housing.
complaints referred to the race relations board, but 734 of their complaints were dismissed, not very successful.
feb 1968, an influx of kenyan asians led to enoch powells rivers of blood speech. strongly condemned this, and heath sacked him from the shadow cabinet.
a new commonwealth immigration act was passed, limiting the right to return to britain for non-white commonwealth citizens.
race relations act again in 1968, instead outlawing discrimintation in housing. still some loopholes as employers could discriminate on terms of 'racial balance'
race relations board only upheld 10% of their claims, and people had little faith in it.
nottinghill carnival 1964, there was some embracing of other cultures, within food and music and clothing.
the beatles conversion to meditation embraced other cultures.