1987 Chapeltown riot

Riot in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England Chapeltown riots (disambiguation) List of riots in Leeds June 2020 June 2020 The Chapeltown riots of 1987 took place in the Leeds district of Chapeltown in West Yorkshire, England. Widespread rioting in Chapeltown also occurred in 1975 and 1981. During the 1981 riots, rioting took place not only in Chapeltown, but also in London, Birmingham and Liverpool.Chapeltown - the story of a troubled Leeds suburb https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/uk-news/chapeltown-story-troubled-leeds-suburb-848210 10 June 2020 The Yorkshire Post The riots of 1987 began on Sunday, 21 June, when a black teenager, 17-year-old Marcus Skellington, was arrested and beaten by police.Watch Chapeltown: One Year On https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-chapeltown-one-year-on-1987-online 10 June 2020 BFI Player en13 October 2019 Chapeltown, Leeds, UK : June 1987 - Documentary about riots after the arrest of Marcus Skellington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJdC0jYGEv0 https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/cJdC0jYGEv0 2021-12-21 live 10 June 2020 It is estimated that 70 teenagers participated in smashing shop windows, looting and attacking police officers 22 and 21 June. On 23 June, shops, cars, and windows were burned, bombed and stoned, including a sex shop which was completely burnt down.News From Everywhere News From Everywhere Chronology 17 The burning of the sex shop was particularly significant for two reasons. First, it was not widely supported or wanted by the local community and had been protested prior to the riots. Second, it was believed that the police carried out surveillance of the Hayfield Pub car park for marijuana dealing from above the sex shop, despite the sex shop operating illegally at times. See also 2001 Harehills riot References External links Chapeltown: One Year One. 1987. Documentary. Yorkshire Film Archives. Chapeltown Chapeltown race riot Category:Crime in Leeds Category:History of Leeds Category:Riots and civil disorder in Leeds Category:Chapeltown, Leeds Category:1980s in Leeds Category:June 1987 in the United Kingdom