Event in Brixton marking end of slavery in British empire also hears calls for restored citizenship

Hundreds of people have gathered in south London to call for reparations and restored citizenship for the Windrush generation and their descendants.

The event, organised by a coalition of campaigning groups, was staged in Max Roach Park, Brixton, where the crowd listened to speeches backing solidarity with African people as they marked the end of slavery in the British empire.

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