#8 Armed with riot shields, police huddle together for protection as violence flared near Lambeth Town Hall in Acre Lane, Brixton, South London. Rioters smashed shop windows in the Brixton Road and began looting. Police squads moved in on foot and by van, 1981.

Armed with riot shields, police huddle together for protection as violence flared near Lambeth Town Hall in Acre Lane, Brixton, South London. Rioters smashed shop windows in the Brixton Road and began looting. Police squads moved in on foot and by van, 1981.

The Brixton Riots of 1981: A Photographic Journey Through the Chaos, the Courage, and the Consequences

#8 Armed with riot shields, police huddle together for protection as violence flared near Lambeth Town Hall in Acre Lane, Brixton, South London. Rioters smashed shop windows in the Brixton Road and began looting. Police squads moved in on foot and by van, 1981.

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