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The U.K. government and media would brand the violence that started on April 10, 1981 in the South London suburb of Brixton a riot, but to the Afro-Caribbean community that called Brixton home, it was an uprising.
Brixton: Flames On The Front Line is a new BBC series that charts the events of the uprising that saw urban warfare break out between the suburb’s predominantly Black residents and London Metropolitan Police. Hosted by rapper Big Narstie, this premiere episode introduces the audience to the music and culture of Brixton in the ’70s and ’80s as well as three young men who would play pivotal roles in the uprising. Tony, Chris, and Sheldon share their experiences of being Black teens targeted for harassment by the police and how that sowed the seeds of violence within them. These stories are backed up by former Met officer Peter Bleksley, who lays out the racist policing methods that turned Brixton into a hunting ground for meeting arrest quotas. Featurin