History A-Level
Public attitudes and racial controversy
What Public attitudes and racial controversy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Public attitudes and racial controversy
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Attitudes often excluded ethnic minorities, and racial controversy peaked with the 1958 Notting Hill riots and Powell's 1968 'Rivers of Blood' speech.
Topics that use Public attitudes and racial controversy
- Society in transition, 1918–79 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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