Tag Archives: Notting Hill
Stetson Kennedy – gone but his legacy lives
Stetson Kennedy, the legendary US anti-fascist, journalist, author and folklorist died yesterday in Florida at the age of 94. He was a man who had a deep impact on progressive politics in the United States along with his friend, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 43 Group, anti-fascist, Billy Bragg, Ku Klux Klan, Notting Hill, Stetson Kennedy, Woody Guthrie
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The murder of Kelso Cochrane – a postscript
The racist murder of the young Antiguan, Kelso Cochrane, on 17 May 1959 was to become a pivotal moment in the history of racism in Britain. Knifed to death in west London, there was a conspiracy of silence which meant … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-fascist, Claudia Jones, Kelso Cochrane, McCarthyism, Mosley, Notting Hill, racism, racist
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