Identity area
Reference code
UTSC 014-S2-SS3-12-29
Title
Anti-Tamil Pogrom Report/article
Date(s)
- Aug. 1977 (Creation)
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1 file of textual records
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(1898-1977)
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Scope and content
File contains a report and an article regarding the anti-Tamil pogrom that occured in August 1977. The report details an incident in which a group of armed thugs attacked all Tamil residences in Slave Island, Colombo. The article (2 pages), "Sri Lanka: The Beast in Man," details an incident in which a group of off-duty Sinhalese policemen starting a brawl at a school carnival in Jaffna and how that resulted in mob violence aimed at Tamil communities throughout the country.
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Language of material
- English