Notting Hill

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Charlotte Dredge

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Who was Clifford Fullerton?
A Jamaican tailor who migrated on the SS Windrush, he originally worked in a basement on Talbot Road before eventually taking over a shop there.
Who were the Teddy Boys?
A youth subculture characterised by a style of dress that was based on Edwardian fashion and a liking for rock and roll music
Who was Duke Vin?
A stowaway to England who brought records with him and used a sound system called The Tickler. He brought ska and other styles over with him.
What was the Coleville?
A bar that served Caribbean migrants more commonly known as the Piss House
What were Shebeens?
Illegal bars where Caribbean migrants could buy alcohol, smoke, dance and sometimes gamble
Who was Peter Rachman? 
A Polish immigrant skilled at finding loopholes in the 1957 Rent Act
He was also a criminal as he managed sex workers
Made large profits from renting properties
Rent Act, 1957 
Removed controls on rent
Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) became more common
Who was Bruce Kendrick?
Minister in the United Reformed Church who founded the Notting Hill Housing in 1963
What was Notting Hill Housing?
a charity which raised money to provide good quality and affordable housing to people
What were Pardner Schemes?
a type of self-help organisation that aimed to help Black people get their own homes
Why did Caribbean migrants come to Notting Hill?
1948 Nationality Act
Job opportunities
Saw Britain as the 'Mother Country'
What happened in March 1958?
Claudia Jones established the West Indian Gazette (WIG). It was a monthly newspaper designed to publish national and global news of interest to Caribbean people
23rd August 1958
Violence in Nottingham against migrants for the same reasons as in Notting Hill: housing shortages, increasing crime, and racist groups
29th August 1958
An argument between a multiracial couple led to others shouting racial slurs and a small fight. Three days of riots then follow.
1st September 1958
Local MP called for 'common-sense, decency, and tolerance'
Seymour Manning chased by a mob threatening to lynch him
140 people arrested during the 2 weeks of violence
15th September 1958
A group of Teddy Boys charged with wounding and bodily harm on a number of black men. Tried, pleaded guilty and given 4 years of imprisonment
November 1958
Claudia Jones established the Caribbean Carnival Committee to organise a cultural event that would show the positive contribution Caribbean people could make to British society
When was the first Caribbean Carnival?
30th January 1959
What was included in the first Caribbean Carnival
a cabaret of Caribbean and Black British singing and dancing, the Carnival Queen beauty contest
When was Kelso Cochrane murdered?
16th of May 1959
Why was the murder of Kelso Cochrane significant?
the attack was racial (carried out by young white men)
there were witnesses but not enough evidence to charge the suspects with murder
no one was ever charged for the murder
over 1,000 came to the funeral procession on the 6th of June
What was Counterculture?
Young people rebelling against politics or politicians through their dress, music, sexual behaviour, and use of recreational drugs
London Free School (LFS) 
A project that was part of counterculture: the idea was that older people with skills in photography, film, and music would tutor young people. They produced a radical newspaper that became the International Times
What was the Notting Hill Street Festival?
When children from Rhaune Laslett's playgroup stood on a truck with Caribbean music playing. Then the next year (1966) a steel pan group joined and a parade was added. Eventually the event lasted a week.
Notting Hill Neighbourhood Services 
a service set up to give legal, financial and other advice to local people set up by the LFS.
Who was Michael de Freitas?
Michael de Freitas was a Trinidadian activist and journalist who is also known as Michael X. He set up the Racial Adjustment Action Society (RAAS).
However, he had also been involved in organising prostitution and robberies and working for Rachman prior to his conversion to Islam.
How did Notting Hill go about improving housing?
Notting Hill Housing Trust (NHHT) was formed by Kenrick and other activists. They bought properties, renovated them and then rented them at a fair price to the poor.
In its first year, the NHHT raised enough to buy 5 houses and house 57 people, housing nearly 1,000 after 5 years
They moved to All Saints Roads in 1969, putting it at the heart of the community
What did Darcus Howe set up in 1968?
The Black Eagles - a protest group whose major activity was a programme of street patrols observing the police in 'execution of their duty' to try and protect black people from harassment
British Black Panther Party
Founded by Egbuna and based on the American civil rights organisation. Roughly 3,000 Notting Hill members by 1970s
What was the Mangrove?
A restaurant frequented by celebrities and locals that was often subject to unfair and frequent raids by the police. It was owned by Frank Crichlow
What were the events of the Mangrove Nine?
August 1970 - community leaders had enough of the police's treatment of the Mangrove
The Action Group in Defense of the Mangrove was formed
August 9th - protest march led by Darcus Howe, Altheia Jones-LeCointe, Barbara Beese, and Frank Crichlow. They passed 3 police stations. On the final leg of the protest violence broke out and nineteen people were arrested
What happened to the Mangrove Nine after the riot?
The leaders were taken to Marylebone Magistrates Court in January 1971 but the case was dismissed.
A second trial was carried out in the Central Criminal Court but the leaders were still found not guilty.
Crichlow returned to running the Mangrove and the police continued to raid it.
What happened to Crichlow in 1988?
He was found not guilty of drug offences and the police had to pay £50,000 in damages for false imprisonment, battery and malicious prosecution
When did the Mangrove close down?
1992