The Gallimaufry Show

The 1919 British Race Riots

May 06, 2022 The Gallimaufry Season 1 Episode 17
The Gallimaufry Show
The 1919 British Race Riots
Show Notes

The Great War has ended, thousands of citizens from across the colonies have answered the call of the Empire, but now the dust has settled, the troops are home, they are no longer welcome. Despite also existing as communities for centuries in Britain, Black and Arab people found themselves the target of racial violence and were told to "go home", as tempers flared ostensibly over jobs. Race riots that were never thought possible on Britain's shores, became a reality, erupting in major cities, including Cardiff and Liverpool.