Deep into the Sixties: Britain 1965-66 by David Kynaston review – Beatles, bigots and streets in the sky
The latest instalment in a vibrant history of postwar Britain is a tour de forceIn February 1965, the civil rights activist Malcolm X visited Smethwick, in the Midlands, where the Conservative-run council was planning to buy up houses to stop the area becoming a “coloured ghetto”. He wanted to see how bad the racism was and he experienced it first-hand…
The latest instalment in a vibrant history of postwar Britain is a tour de forceIn February 1965, the civil rights activist Malcolm X visited Smethwick, in the Midlands, where the Conservative-run council was planning to buy up houses to stop the area becoming a “coloured ghetto”. He wanted to see how bad the racism was and he experienced it first-hand…
