The Long Hot Summer of 1976 - 2
( Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot )
on 30th Aug. 1976 at the conclusion of the Notting Hill Carnival after police arrested a pickpocket, and a group of black youths came to his defence. The disturbance escalated and over 100 police officers were injured. Two notable participants in this riot were Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon, who later formed the seminal London punk band The Clash. Their song "White Riot" was inspired by their participation in this event.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notting_Hill_race_riots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notting_Hill_Carnival
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/30/newsid_2511000/2511059.stm
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