Free Darcus Howe | IMGpapers 1976

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monthly magazine Race Today od chairman of th Carnival Development VERDIC sentenced to three months im We see and mom 00 -SCILLCOUS •TOm incident in May 1976 during which Howe was physicall at called a "black bastard and a black cunt" by a London Transport ticker col an all white jury, ollowing a most biased summin Knightsbridge Crown Court. the Howe was found guilty of a narge of occasiona actually bodily hart after defendin himself against a vicious arrac with an umbrella by a white same week as Enoch Powell's inflammatory anti-immigration peech which eventually led b bod fither deans of A and further deaths scudents in East London.

The Race Today collective points out that Howe has no and that it is most unascal te sentenoe anybody to a term in jai on their first offence We consider that the sentence rodent National Front activity and the climate of anti-black We believe -Howe has imprisoned for his political be liefs and activities.

We intend to appeal at the first possible opportunity the meantime we warn the Hoene Secrecary that he has not heard the last of this speare Road, London SE2 OPI el.01-737 2268.

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SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 15 September 1977 Page 10