UK Civil Rights, Kung fu movies and anti-racist Street Fighters! 60 years since the first Race Relations law we review Kung fu films and their impact on self-defence against violent racists of the 1970/80s An African Odysseys presentation: The 1970s surge of Kung Fu cinema coincided with attacks by violent racists on Britain's Black community. This unique combination of lecture/film/demonstration will provide a detailed explanation of little-known history of how Black people consumed Kung fu movies not just for entertainment but for instruction, and took up various martial arts to be used in successfully defending the community. This event follows on from Professor Gus Johns film and talk (13 September) on 60 years since the 1965 Race Relations Act, the first law to protect people from racism, Professor Lez Henry is a 4th Degree Black Belt, Senior Instructor, in Hung Kuen Five Animals, Shaolin Kung Fu and is a Shodan Black Belt in Kyokushinkai, Full Contact, Karate. He is a Professor of Criminology and Sociology. He is also an anthropologist. We will cover The street climate of the 1970s/80s Kung fu and Black history/culture The importance of film as an educational tool /African Odysseys Which martial art do you train in ? Race, immigration and politics 1970s-2025 Top Ten influential martial arts movies National Front/ BNP 'meet and greets' tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-civil-rights-kung-fu-movies-and-anti-racist-street-fighters-tickets-1504880962469?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1%2A1fonjyq%2A_up%2AMQ..%2A_ga%2ANjE2MzY5NTM4LjE3NTc2OTI5NzM.%2A_ga_TQVES5V6SH%2AczE3NTc2OTI5NzMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTc2OTI5NzMkajYwJGwwJGgw