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Menelik Shabazz

Breaking Point – The Sus Law Controversy

  • Documentary
RELEASE

1978-01-01

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

38 min

Description

The use of an old Victorian law of ‘being a suspicious person’ commonly known as ‘sus’ was used against young black peoplein the mid 70’s in the UK. Interviews include Rudy Narrayan, Stuart Hall and Paul Boeteng. Breaking Point is the first documentary directed by a black director for mainstream British Television.