The Mangrove restaurant was established by Frank Crichlow a migrant from Trinidad in the late 1960s. His restaurant became famous for its food and as a centre of Caribbean culture in Britain. (1/3) #SmallAxe

The police regularly harassed and raided the Mangrove without ever finding any drugs. The BBP helped organize a demonstration against the police that led to the arrest and charging of nine black leaders with inciting a riot. These nine included the owner of the Mangrove, (2/3)

Althea Jones-Lecointe, and Darcus Howe. Jones-Lecointe and Howe represented themselves at the trial and demanded an all-black jury as a jury of their peers. (3/3)

The jury acquitted all nine defendants, and for the first time, a judge publicly acknowledged that there was “evidence of racial hatred” within the London police. END

Notting Hill Carnival 1976

0:32 seconds in you will see the famous Mangrove Restaurant.