A race equality campaigner who was instrumental in dealing with the aftermath of the Moss Side riots has died aged 85. Archie Downie OBE co-founded the Manchester Council for Community Relations MCCR in 1966 to fight for immigrants’ rights.
Tributes & Remembrance
Civil rights trailblazer Harvey Adams Jr. laid to rest
Former Pittsburgh NAACP leader Harvey Adams Jr. was laid to rest yesterday afternoon following a two-hour funeral service at the Hill District’s Bethel African Methodist Episcopal.
Hugh R. Manes dies at 84; lawyer fought for victims of police misconduct
Hugh R. Manes, a veteran civil rights lawyer who for 40 years fought for victims of police misconduct, died Saturday at his Los Angeles home after a long battle with emphysema, according to his law partner, Carol Watson. He was 84.
Steve Cohen 1945-2009
The anti-racist movement has lost one of its foremost fighters. Steve Cohen was not the easiest of men or the least controversial of campaigners, but he has left behind him a host of tangible achievements that few can rival.
Activists fight revealed deadly secret
Letty Marie Scott, who was to achieve fame as a persistent campaigner for justice for her deaths-in-custody husband, was at the crossroads of Australia’s great cultural conflict.
26 Years On – Colin’s Story
Colin Roach, aged 21 years, died in January 1983 after receiving a fatal gunshot wound in 1983 while in the custody of Stoke Newington police station, London.
Zephaniah Remembers Colin Roach
“I was actually just down the road when it happened and I was amongst the first people to gather outside the police station” says Zephaniah.
Remember Colin: A Crime Is a Crime Is a Crime
The case of Colin Roach featured in the documentary film ‘INJUSTICE’ Within the film the case was mentioned by Graham Smith who was very involved in the Colin Roach campaign.
