About this episode

This episode discusses the Harehills riot that occurred on June 5, 2001, in Leeds, sparked by a police search of an Asian man.

On this day, 5 June 2001, rioting broke out in the Harehills area of Leeds in response to a heavy-handed police search on an Asian man who had been wrongfully arrested over his car's 'suspicious' tax disc. Unrest broke out later that evening as a multiethnic crowd of around 200 Black, Asian and white people burning cars and attacking police, leaving two injured. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10542/harehills-riots Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon . If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory . See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Working Class History

Topics covered

• riots
• police violence
• multiculturalism
• community unrest
• historical events

Keywords

• Harehills
• riot
• Leeds
• police
• community
• June 5 2001
• unrest
• Asian man
• Black Asian white

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Harehills, Leeds

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