Toxteth Riots, Liverpool, England July 1981. The morning after night of riots, local men helping themselves to the contents of a burn out shop. They are looting. A shop keepers till, with the 4 shillings sign, local residents are upset at what has happened to their neighbourhood. 1980s UK> HOMER SYKES

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