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1. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2024/8/6‘In Lancaster, the people have been lovely’: A UK city ...

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   Aug 6, 2024 · The agitators in the northern English city belonged to a growing far-right movement that has convulsed the nation. Riots have been erupting for a week against immigrants, Muslims and ethnic ...

2. www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk › news › protestersProtesters gather in Blackpool, Preston and Blackburn amidst ...

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   Aug 3, 2024 · There was huge police presence acrosss Lancashire today as large crowds of protesters gathered in Blackpool, Preston and Blackburn. But the day’s biggest disturbance was in Blackpool, with ...

3. www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk › news › 24495832Live updates as protesters descend on Blackburn

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   Aug 3, 2024 · Our live feed has now finished. Protesters have descended on Blackburn today (August 3) in light of the recent murders in Southport. The protest is backed by far-right activist Tommy Robinson. An ...

4. www.toronto.com › life › black-in-toronto-the-blackBLACK IN TORONTO: The Blackburns escaped the U.S. for new ...

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   Nov 11, 2016 · The Blackburn's land was left to the city where the Inglenook Community School now rests. In 1985, archeologist Karolyn Smardtz Frost secured the involvement of Dr. Daniel G. Hill, Paul Anderson and other Ontario Black History Society members to assist with the excavation of the site, unearthing many artifacts and bringing to light this Toronto story.

5. www.heritagetoronto.org › explore › black-heroesUnveiling Heroes: Blackburns – Heritage Toronto

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   The Blackburns were sentenced to return to bondage in the southern United States. But supporters from Detroit’s Black community rallied to their cause. On June 16,1833, Ruthie swapped clothing with a prison visitor and was secreted across the border into Canada. The next day, a crowd overwhelmed Thornton’s captors on the docks of the ...

6. www.telegraph.co.uk › news › 2024/08/05Mapped: Where are the UK riots and how did they spread?

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   Aug 8, 2024 · 08 August 2024 3:48pm BST. A wave of disorder has broken out across the UK following a knife attack on children attending a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club. Far-Right rioters have caused chaos in ...

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   Why was the Blackburn riots important?

   • Later known as the Blackburn Riots of 1833, these events sparked one of the first race riots in Detroit’s history. It also established a strong community of skilled, free Black people who made the city an important stop along the Underground Railroad. Although slavery was illegal in Canada by the 1830s, the Blackburns were not yet out of danger.

   Unveiling Heroes: Blackburns – Heritage Toronto

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   How many protesters were arrested in Preston & Blackburn?

   • After clashes died down, a later flare-up saw about 40 protesters kettled by police, with several of them being arrested. Lancashire Police said there had also been protests in Preston and Blackburn and it had introduced dispersal orders in all three areas.

   Chairs and bottles thrown as protesters clash in resort - BBC

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   What happened to the Blackburns in 1833?

   • Once they arrived in Detroit, the Blackburns were welcomed into a small and supportive community of free African Americans. But danger was not past: Thornton and Ruthie were declared fugitive slaves, resulting in their capture, imprisonment, and trial in 1833. The Blackburns were sentenced to return to bondage in the southern United States.

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   Who were the Blackburns?

   • The Blackburns were Black in Toronto , and Detroit and Kentucky, making their resilience last over generations. --- Rosemary Sadlier, Order of Ontario, is the past-president of the Ontario Black History Society. She is the author of six highly acclaimed books on black history and has presented across Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean.

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   What happened to Thornton & Lucie Blackburn?

   • Thornton and Lucie died in the 1890s and were buried alongside their family in the Toronto Necropolis. Thornton and Lucie Blackburn spent their lives in pursuit of equity. As entrepreneurs, the Blackburns operated Toronto's first cab company.

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   How many people were arrested in Lancashire riots?

   • Police arrested 20 people in Lancashire following disturbances in Blackpool, Preston and Blackburn, Lancashire Constabulary confirmed. Violent clashes broke out between far-Right rioters and Muslim counter-protesters in Middlesbrough on Sunday. On Monday, Cleveland Police said 43 arrests had been made in relation to the weekend’s disorder.

   Mapped: Where are the UK riots and how did they spread?

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8. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesChairs and bottles thrown as protesters clash in resort - BBC

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   Aug 3, 2024 · PA Media. Protesters initially gathered outside Blackpool cenotaph before marching through the town. It led to a tense stand-off between the two groups, in which chairs, bottles and planks of wood ...