Smethwick council buying vacant homes to prevent more coloured people moving in on Marshall Street
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In 1964 Peter Griffiths, Conservative candidate in Smethwick constituency won his seat using the slogan "If you want a nigger for a neighbour VOTE LABOR"
The general election was won by Labour, overturning 13 years of Conservative government. In contrast, largely because of the race issue, a Labour majority of 3,544 was turned into a Tory majority of 1,774, defeating the senior Labour MP Patrick Gordon in Smethwick.
The "nigger for a neighbour" slogan was attributed to the Griffiths campaign in a BBC interview by Labour leader Harold Wilson. Griffiths denied using those words, but said that they accurately reflected the frustrations of locals.
Immediately after the election Wilson (as prime minister) attacked Griffiths in the House of Commons, calling him the "parliamentary leper".
Additionally the Tories had also taken control of the local council, instituting a policy on Marshall Street of buying houses which came up for sale and putting them back on the market for sale to whites only. In an attempt to better-integrated immigrants.
Soon after, Americas Malcolm X visited Marshall Street and was interviewed, saying:
"I have come here because I am disturbed by reports that coloured people in Smethwick are being badly treated. I have heard they are being treated as the Jews under Hitler. I would not wait for the fascist element in Smethwick to erect gas ovens."
Malcolm X was shot dead in Harlem days after his return from this trip.
Later that year in October a bomb exploded at the home of Smethwick's new Conservative MP Peter Griffiths, causing extensive damage.
£950?? Cheap.
I like the fella at the end, as well as the Irish dude in the middle
I would like to see her now what she would say now ! Why did she buy on Marshall street she had a choice! Its okay when the British went around the world the and took their customs by force ! Live and Let Live!
No baths or bath until after the 60s!
*Drop the mic*
...not possible as she is probably dead by now after a good 50 odd years has now passed and she is probably in her thirties or forties at the time! sad how life is so short! all this race folderal! is it all worth it at the end of the day? for" the Almighty forewarns, "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." James 4:14 remnantofgod.org/3angels.htm
Coloured? What are we, crayola crayons???
lmao
lmao
devilatyourdoor yeah we brown
A dumb expression I've never agreed with
HA! She's only been a resident of that street for four and a half years. How is she any worse than the immigrants?
"For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again." Ecclesiastes 3:19, 20 remnantofgod.org/3angels.htm
Lol guy at the end nailed it, haha
People change, hope your Nan is well! :)
Over to you Mr Cholmondsley Warner!
Oh lord Nan being racist at 2:43
She was very different both before and after this though. Her family (original members of the Labour party and Suffragettes) were NOT happy she was involved with these people.
Look at her trying to word her speach carefully- it still came out racist.
It's 1964 I imagine everyone's standard of living was pretty poor.
We have come a long way guys 👌🏾👊🏾
downhill
My god, some of them even walk upright and can use rudimentary tools!
Yes Jamaicans are from India, makes sense
wow...
950 pounds?!!!
Them houses were cheap! I wish I was living in those times so that I could get myself a cheap house; not like these times where the houses are like eighty five thousand pounds and fifty thousand pounds for a cheap small house!
Oh how things have changed. We all get along so well now. Lovingly and in harmony. Thank goodness those days have gone.
Lol this is hilarious
Typical Tories
Thats a lie...we wont buy a house without a bath....well try getting in it you ..... ....!
the banking & insurance industry had big dirty role in this , they penalized the more mixed inclusive neighborhoods thru the practice of red lining, It made any sizable increase in the influx of minorities moving in a liability to real estate & property value.
Amazing, depressing stuff...
Well u shouldn't have invaded other countries then lol
The leaflet with that racist slogan was not a Conservative Party leaflet
Hi mate. Thanks for your comment but please don't peddle fake news here. If you would like to read more please read this Guardian article
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/britains-most-racist-election-smethwick-50-years-on
"Conservative MP, Peter Griffiths, had been elected in the previous year’s general election on the slogan 'If you want a nigger for a neighbour, vote Labour.' "