943 Stops In 5 Days Sparked England's First Modern Riot April 1981: Operation Swamp 81 stopped 943 people in Brixton in 5 days—mostly Black youth. April 11: Riots erupted. 279 police injured, 145 businesses destroyed. Scarman Report blamed racial disadvantage but denied institutional racism. Black Britons still 9x more likely to be stopped today. #BrixtonRiots, #BritishHistory, #RacialJustice, #OperationSwamp, #Viral, #BlackHistory, #PoliceAccountability, #UKHistory, #CivilRights, #NeverForget,

40 years ago, Brixton burned in the 1981 riots. In the new unmissable podcast, 'Brixton: Flames on the Frontline,' Big Narstie finds out why his hometown was pushed 'to breaking point' Download and subscribe now on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/3dLSyV6 #BrixtonPodcast | BBC Radio 5 live