Majbritt Morrison (born 1933) is known for being the victim of an

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that sparked off the

1958 Notting Hill race 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 ...

which escalated from there, and as the author of the best-seller ''

Jungle West 11 ''Jungle West 11'' is a 1964 book by Majbritt Morrison. The book was published through Tandem Books and focused on Morrison's life and her account of the Notting Hill race riots, specifically the attack on her on Blechynden Street. The book has ...

''.

Background

She was born in Sweden. In 1955, while visiting the UK with a group of students, she met Raymond Morrison, a Jamaican, and later married him.

Incident

The night before the Notting Hill race riots, she was outside

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, arguing with her husband. The following day on Saturday, 30 August 1958, while leaving a blues dance,Vaguerants site
"Notting Hill History Timeline: 7 The Clash 1958, Saturday August 30.
/ref> she was seen by a gang of white youths the following day who remembered her. They followed her, throwing milk bottles and hurling racist abuse. One of the slurs that were thrown at her was "Black man's trollop". She was also hit in the back with an iron bar and somebody from the mob called out: "Kill her!" While standing her ground, she was ordered by the police to go inside. She refused, and she was arrested. Meanwhile, the mob carried on down the road, smashing windows and would have attacked a house party that was organized by

Count Suckle Wilbert Augustus Campbell (12 August 1931 – 19 May 2014),George Ruddock"Jamaican Club Legend Count Suckle Died From 'Heart Attack'" ''The Voice'', 27 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 known as Count Suckle, was a Jamaica-born sound system o ...

who was one of the first sound system operators in Great Britain. Count Suckle and his friends were escorted out of the neighbourhood.

After the riots

On 1 September 1958, having been charged with obstruction during the riots, Majbritt Morrison was photographed along with her husband leaving the West London Police Court. She was scheduled to have a hearing at the Tower Hill Court a few days from then. Years later in the 1970s, Raymond Morrison worked in the music business and released a few reggae singles on the Hawk Records label as Ray Morrison or with a friend, Tamara, performing as Ram and Tam. He also managed a club in Swiss Cottage during the 1970s.

Released work

Her book ''

'' was first published in the UK by

Tandem Books Universal-Tandem Publishing Co Ltd was a United Kingdom paperback publishing company established in the early 1960s as Tandem Books. History The company's principal imprint was Tandem. The hyphenated name Universal-Tandem was adopted as a corpo ...

in 1964. This was her account of the events relating to the Notting Hill Riots. Debates Study Group
Week 7 – Race and Representation
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References

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