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"St Paul's Riot, that is the name it was known as but for the Black youths of St Paul's it was yet another attack from the system. After years of Endless pressure of pure pressure, the melting pot spilled over. You might ask about the expression melting pot. The lack of premises for young youths to socialise like youth club made life confined to Governor Rd. Well, the Black & White first of all was a business but it was also the place where young black youth could meet each other not having anywhere else to go. St Paul's was laid derelict after the second world war, when the Caribbean people otherwise referred to as the Windrush generation came here housing was one of their biggest problems. If you can imagine seeing signs in windows that displayed, they wouldn't rent Black or Irish people. This was the harsh reality that festered what became known as racism. St Paul's has changed now that the city council has stolen back the land that the Windrush generation came here and inhabited." Simba Tongogara, Walk Leader.   

Community activist Simba Tongogara draws on personal experience to describe the events that led to the 1980 St Pauls Uprising, the subsequent campaign to ensure those charged were legally represented and that the voice of the Black community was heard. Simba also gives a searing assessment of the gentrification of St Pauls.