1975 Chapeltown race riot
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The Chapeltown riot of 1975 occurred in the troubled Leeds
district of Chapeltown in West Yorkshire
, England
. They were not to be the last riots in the area following further rioting in 1981 and 1987 and further rioting in nearby Harehills
in 2001.
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
district of Chapeltown in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. They were not to be the last riots in the area following further rioting in 1981 and 1987 and further rioting in nearby Harehills
Harehills
Harehills is an inner-city area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately north east of Leeds city centre. Harehills is situated between the A58 and the A64 .- Overview :...
in 2001.
See also
- Chapeltown
- Chapeltown riot (1981)
- Chapeltown riot (1987)
- Harehills riot
- West Yorkshire PoliceWest Yorkshire PoliceWest Yorkshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing West Yorkshire in England. It is the fourth largest force in England and Wales by number of officers, with 5671 officers....
- List of race riots