The 1958 St Ann's riots, also known as the Nottingham riots or the Nottingham race riots, was a racially motivated riot on 23 August 1958 in the suburb of St Ann's in

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...

. Racism after post-war immigration from the Caribbean led to racial tensions, which exploded into clashes in the summer of 1958. Several men and women were injured, and one man needed 37 stitches after a throat wound. The riots led to discussions between Caribbean countries and the UK government, which were intensified a week later by the

Notting Hill riots The Notting Hill race riots were a series of racially motivated riots that took place in Notting Hill, England, between 29 August and 5 September 1958. Background Following the end of the Second World War, as a result of the losses during the wa ...

in London. The events were downplayed by

Nottingham City Police Nottingham City Police, originally founded as the Borough of Nottingham Police, was a UK police force created under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 in the style of Robert Peel's Metropolitan Police which initially launched in 1836. This ini ...

's Chief Constable at the time Capt. Athelstan Popkess who claimed they were not racially motivated.

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