| Description | Press cuttings containing articles from local and national newspapers covering cases of racial discrimination in housing, employment and education, and the activities of the Indian Workers Association and other anti-racist groups in tackling racism.
These press cuttings consist of: reports on the activities of Black Peoples Alliance; opposition to immigration legislation by immigrant organisations; discrimination and violence against immigrants in the aftermath of Enoch Powell's speeches on immigration; education issues in Wolverhampton following Enoch Powell's speech, and other education issues relating to immigrant children, including languages and clothing; government policies on immigration; the arrival in Britain of Kenya Asians; reports of malpractice at IWA Southall elections and the group's split from the national association; the activities of Colin Jordan and other right wing figures; the dispute over the Dominion cinema in Southall; contacts between the Indian Workers Association and various race relations groups; local protests and campaigns in Birmingham by the Co-ordinating Committee against Racial Discrimination [CCARD] and other groups; investigations into bribery to enable Indian workers to get jobs in factories;coverage of industrial disputes led by immigrant workers; article in the 'Birmingham Sun', Aston University's student newspaper, about the difficulties faced by black and Asian school leavers when applying for jobs; coverage of the Marshall Street housing issue in Smethwick, and other housing issues in the West Midlands; the court appearance of Avtar Jouhl and others in relation to accusations of disorderly conduct during Harold Wilson's visit to Birmingham in 1968; the difficulties faced by Britain's first black policewoman 1968; South African sports boycott; coverage of the split in the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination [CARD] caused by political differences; the ill treatment of immigrants at airports; government grant awarded to the National Committee for Commonwealth Immigrants [NCCI]; Indian Workers Association attempts to calm the local situation during the war between India and Pakistan; reports about various disputes within the Indian Workers Association in Birmingham and Southall; the activities of the Indian Workers Association in Indian politics; articles about the activities of the Coventry branch of the Indian Workers Association; police harassment of the immigrant community. |