Uprising: The Soundtrack
Do you know what it means to have a revolution? - The music of an Uprising You can listen to the whole soundtrack on this playlist . Recently, the BBC released a three-part documentary by Steve McQueen: Uprising . A heart-breaking piece on the 1981 New Cross Fire and subsequent insurrection towards the state who failed to properly investigate the event. I can’t recommend the documentary enough. I was familiar with the incident as Akala mentions it in his book Natives (a must-read!) but I hadn’t seen it portrayed in such a powerful and emotive way before. The documentary really puts you in front of those directly affected by the fire. They talk of the state of Britain at the time (the vile overt racism, the prevalence of the National Front and the pervasiveness of the NF in state agencies such as the Police Force). They also talk of the characters at the party, the camaraderie between the different families in the black community. And, they talk about the...