Demonstrations
Demonstrations – London 1969 The sixties saw a number of anti Vietnam War demonstrations in London. I covered this one for a German magazine. Notable speakers include Tariq Ali. The crowds were generally good humoured with little violence. Outside a major department store called Gamages in Holborn, the crowd pressed against the plate glass windows so vigorously that the huge sheets buckled under the weight but did not collapse. "That's British craftsmanship for you," a man standing nearby remarked. "It will last for a hundred years." A few months later the store was torn down to make way for a new development.
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