Summer of Protest: Bengali Anti-racist Movement in 1978
(online event, 17 January 2024)

17 January 2024 - Speaker at Title: Summer of protest: Bengali anti-racist movement in 1978. 6-7.30pm Online organised by the Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives based at Bancroft Road.

A Talk by Ansar Ahmed Ullah
At:
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives
17 January 2024

It is said that the brutal murder of Altab Ali on 4 May 1978 was a turning point that led to the mobilisation of an anti-racist movement by the Bengali community in the East End. This period marked a political awakening amongst Bengalis who had long suffered violent racist attacks and housing discrimination in the locality.

Ansar Ahmed Ullah explores what led to the summer of protests in East London, how the Bengali community forged alliances with other community and political groups, and how the movement developed in the following decade.