Black Power and the state

The late 1960s and early 1970s witnessed the flourishing of
Black Power, a movement of major global impact. In Britain,
black radical campaigns were monitored by Special Branch, MI5,
the Joint Intelligence Committee and the Home Office, in an
attempt to frustrate and ultimately demobilise the movement.


In this talk, Robin Bunce will use sources from our collection
to reconstruct the state's campaign against black radicals in
the UK, from the trial of Malcolm X in 1967, through the
prosecution of Obi Egbuna and the Mangrove Nine, to the trial
of the Old Bailey Three in 1972.