Rhodan Gordon | |
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| Born | 9 November 1939 Paradise, Saint Andrew's Parish, Grenada |
| Died | 8 May 2018 (aged 78) St George's, Grenada |
| Education | Grenada Boys' School |
| Occupation | Black British community activist |
Rhodan Gordon (9 November 1939 – 8 May 2018) was a Black British community activist, who migrated to London from Grenada in the 1960s.[1] He came to public attention in 1970 as one of the nine protestors, known as the Mangrove Nine, arrested and tried on charges that included conspiracy to incite a riot, following a protest against repeated police raids of The Mangrove restaurant in Notting Hill, London.[2] They were all acquitted of the most serious charges and the trial became the first judicial acknowledgement of behaviour (the repeated raids) motivated by racial hatred, rather than legitimate crime control, within the Metropolitan Police.[2]
- ^ Saakana, Amon Saba (29 November 2018). "Rhodan Gordon: From Mangrove 9 to Portobello Self-Help Chief". Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b Bunce, Robin; Field, Paul (29 November 2010). "Mangrove Nine: the court challenge against police racism in Notting Hill". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2020.