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English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial “Rivers of Blood” speech.

English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial “Rivers of Blood” speech.

British politician (1912–1998)
🗓️ 20 April 1968

John Enoch Powell was a British politician, scholar and writer. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West for the Conservative Party from 1950 to February 1974 and the MP for South Down for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from October 1974 to 1987. He was Minister of Health from 1960 to 1963 in the second Macmillan ministry and was Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 1965 to 1968 in the Shadow Cabinet of Edward Heath.

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