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By 1968 there were a variety of different radical Black Power groups in Britain. The black American radical Stokely Carmichael spoke at a gathering in Camden, inspiring black people living in Britain to organise against prejudice and ‘white power’ – the privileged status of white people. The British Black Power movement emerged in London in the summer of 1967. It was supported by Frank Crichlow, a migrant from Trinidad and the owner of the Mangrove Restaurant in Notting Hill, which became the unofficial centre of the Caribbean community in London (see below for more on the Mangrove restaurant). Hustler! was published by young black journalists and was designed to represent all strands of opinion across the whole Caribbean community in west London. In addition, Black Power Speaks, and The Freedom News were published by the Black Panther movement (see below).
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Additionally, it is useful for showing the steps taken by young migrants to challenge prejudice and to campaign for equal rights.īlack Dimension was one of many magazines published by the British Black Power movement, and young migrants more generally, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It contains first-hand accounts of police violence and analysis of the reasons for racism in Britain. The magazine was edited by Darcus Howe, who became a well-known campaigner for black rights in the 1970s and 1980s.īlack Dimension is useful to historians for understanding how young black radicals saw life in London. Black Dimension was published in 1969 at a time when many young black and Asian migrants were becoming involved in Britain’s Black Power movement.