NottingHill Flashcards
Peter Rachman
Rachmanism - Dodgy landlord, exploits tennants
Housing Problems in Notting Hill
Caribbean migrants had to pay higher rates than white residents and so overcrowding was common
Slum Landlords
- Houses in Notting Hill were usually cheap to buy because they were bomb damaged
- Many landlords applied to have their houses changed to Houses of Multiple Occupancy, HMO’s
- Everyone in the same house shared a kitchen and bathrooms, they were in bad quality
- No rent controls so the landlords could change what they wanted
The Notting Hill Housing Trust
- Set up by Bruce Kendrick in 1965 which aimed to provide decent houses at affordable rents to people in the community.
Portobello Road Market
- Caribbean migrants began to sell foods such as yams and breadfruit, sweet potatoes and dasheen there, and the small market flourished.
1969 Island Records
Founded in Jamaica but moved yo Portobello Road where the area soon gained a reputation as the place for Caribbean music and culture.
Frank Crichlow
Opened The Mangrove restaurant in 1968, first black owned restaurant in the area.
All Saints Road
- The Mangrove
- The headquarters of British Black Panthers was set up here in 1968
- The Apollo - first pub to serve black people
Basing Street Studios
- British Radios did not play music that was popular in the Caribbean
- Bob Marley
- Rolling Stones
Institutional Racism in the Police
- In 1992 97% of the police were white males
- The police would not stop verbal attacks and supported business owners in rejecting black customers
Teddy Boys
A teenage subculture in the 1950s associated with wearing suits and listening to rock&roll. They targeted and attacked black people.
The Union Movement
Led by fascist Oswald Moseley that attacked on black communities in Britain. “Keep Britain White”
The Notting Hill Riots 1958
- Fight broke out when a mixed-race couple were confronted outside a pub
- 400 white people attacked the homes of Caribbean people on Bramley Road
- Some members of the black community attacked to defend their homes
- Were accused of rioting
- The police denied race had anything to do with the violence.
The Notting Hill Riots 1958 Consequences
- 108 people were arrested
- Nobody was killed
- 72 white 36 black
- The police balmed it all on white thugs and the black community
Claudia Jones
- Created the first black newspaper West Indian Gazette
- Set up Notting Hill Carnival
The Murder of Kelso Cochrane 1959
- On May 1959 Kelso Cochrane was murdered by a gang of white thugs. They were never caught
- People in the black community argued that the police were too busy claiming the attack was not racist rather than catching the killers
- His funeral was attended by hundreds of black and white which showed support
White Defence League
A violent organisation demanding Britain should be kept white. Office was in Notting Hill.
Frank Crichlow and the Mangrove
- Police used to always raid it and the BBP helped organise a protest march
- Over 150 people marched on the 5th August and the police claimed that they were inciting violence
- The director of public prosecution decided that the mangrove nine had to be tried and got rid of all their serious charges.
- The trial was seen as a great victory for the black community
The Mangrove Nine
Darcus Howe,
Frank Crichlow,
Rhodan Gordan,
Althea Jones-Lacointe,
Barbara Beese,
Godfrey Miller,
Rupert Glasgow Boyce,
Anthony Carlisle Innis and Rothwell Kentish.
Notting Hill Carnival
- Happened in St Pancras Town Hall on 30 January 1959
- In 1966 after Claudia’s death, the event moved outdoors. Now it is known as the biggest street festival in Europe.
