How did it come about?In July 1997, more than four years after Stephen Lawrence was murdered by a group of white youths, the then home secretary Jack Straw announced the establishment of an inquiry into his death. It followed the dropping of charges against two youths, years of campaigning by the Lawrence family, the collapse of a private case by them and a subsequent announcement of an...
Macpherson report: what was it and what impact did it have?
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