1971: UK restricts Commonwealth migrants
Commonwealth citizens will lose their automatic right to remain in the UK under the government's new Immigration Bill announced by Home Secretary Reginald Maudling.
1974: Man dies in race rally clashes
A march through central London has left one person dead and many more injured as rival demonstrators clashed with police and each other. One man died at the scene while up to 39 policemen and several demonstrators received treatment for cuts and other injuries. The National Front was marching to protest against the government's amnesty for illegal immigrants.
More than 100 police officers had to be taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London.
Black Power
The Black Power movement instilled a sense of racial pride and self-esteem in blacks. Blacks were told that it was up to them to improve their lives. Black Power advocates encouraged blacks to form or join all-black political parties that could provide a formidable power base and offer a foundation for real socioeconomic progress. For years, the movement's leaders said, blacks had been trying to aspire to white ideals of what they should be. Now it was time for blacks to set their own agenda, putting their needs and aspirations first. An early step, in fact, was the replacement of the word "Negro" (a word associated with the years of Slavery) with "black."
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