Mayall Road

Mayall Road is in Brixton. It runs parallel to Railton Road and the area between them has been known as the Front Line - an area of troubled race relations and conflict with the police.^[1]

A street party is held there every year during the August bank holiday.^[2]

Notable residents

• Darcus Howe^[3]

See also

• 1981 Brixton riot

References

1. ^ Ernest Cashmore (1996), Dictionary of race and ethnic relations, Routledge, p. 337, ISBN 9780415151672 
2. ^ Euan Ferguson (Sunday 2 June 2002), "Same place, same date - but Mayall St has changed forever", The Observer, http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jun/02/jubilee.monarchy2 
3. ^ Darcus Howe (16 April 2001), "I was there, 20 years ago, when Brixton exploded", New Statesman, http://www.newstatesman.com/200104160015 

Coordinates: 51°27′29″N 0°6′26″W / 51.45806°N 0.10722°W / 51.45806; -0.10722