WOLVERHAMPTON, SATURDAY 7 March was the scene of one of the largest demonstrations of black people in this country. Over 4000 people massed to protest against the the murder of 23 year old Clinton McCurbin by West Midlands Police. McCurbin's death was an act of wanton police violence, In bitter, arctic conditions black activists from Brixton London, Paul's Bristol and LiverDOo 8 demonstrated their anger against the latest in a killings and long Ine or maimings of black people particularly black murder broad daylight in a busy tun suce recel anon full view of Saturday shoppers, CHIL SRUK wave throughout the local black mitullly.
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Black plased Importal l C-zan ing black solidarii! Basners were out in torce. Bimingham Black Section rallied round and worked hard mobilise black lo /outh to publicly vent sense of outrage This was succesful as militant black including members of Black Section Youth, turned up in hundreds as a powertu contingent voicing collective rage and fury at police terrorism and barbarity.
Charges Birmingham Black Section, in a widely cirrelease. are calling for charges murder to be brought azainst PC Thomas PC Hobday. Eye witness ICOI state they rained repezied beart blows.
adistically grabbing his throat choked him broke his neck killing him instantly. Clinton's lifeless body was tossed carelessly like a piece of meat into a waiting police vehicle.
Natural It is quite natural that the black community hold the police in bitter contempt. Leading the march for justice were the family of Clinton McCurbin. His brother, Ovey. and his distraught but de fiant mother who advised "fight, fight, fight' against such atrocities. She went on to say 1 want you le struggle to the end, don't give up will come again...and it may be your children next time.
The McCurbin family were 'allowed' by police to La wreath outside the lay Next store.
The march radical protest black anger, and Wolverhampton's mass demonstration represented strong challenge 1o police brutaliPark to the Fila journey lasting 2 bours, ne saw loud chanting including 'What next'. 'Black mave to organise and mobilise now to fightback and to defend ourselves by any means necessary. dill "Tot:enham routh are warriors Handsa orth are warriors/ Wolverhamwarnors song made the connection between all black vouth in strugge In view of the latest police outrages the Black Section makes its position clear on the increasing police racism 'Police corrupțion before the LLLA attacks on the black comlegitimised by new laws which curb democratic right demonstrate and protest. roce powers without charge have been shamelessly extended "Sus" has been replaced by the back door so that black already hammered by unemployment - can be ritually harassed by "stop and search" tactics' It calls for: 'an end to the onoressive presence of police as a force of indimidation council housing estates. An end to their dubious presence in deeply rooted racism schools inver Ine we do not believe the police force is a job fit for black people The paper calls for the repeal of the 1984 Police
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and a savage attack against the black community. Have the police declared war on black people?
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