East of Acre Lane & Black-British Resistance
LitWithRen by Ren C Murray
Episode notes
đź“–East of Acre Lane by Alex Wheatle
đź“ŤBrixton, London 1981
Inspired by Wheatle’s life experiences, East of Acre Lane follows 18 year old, Biscuit, as he navigates racism, unemployment, police brutality, and the Brixton Uprising.
In this episode, we’ll get deep into Black-British history, the ways working-class Black-Britons resisted white supremacy and how these influenced the formation of a modern Black-British culture!
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Keywords
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