Enoch Powell On Being Called A Racist!

Dick Cavett Questions British Politician Enoch Powell On The Reports Claiming Him To Be A Racist

John Enoch Powell MBE (16 June 1912 – 8 February 1998) Was A British Politician, Classical Scholar, Author, Linguist, Soldier, Philologist, And Poet. He Served As A Conservative Member Of Parliament (1950–1974), Then the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP (1974–1987), And Was Minister Of Health (1960–1963).

Powell Attracted Widespread Attention For His "Rivers Of Blood" Speech, Delivered In April 1968 To The General Meeting Of The West Midlands Area Conservative Political Centre. In It, Powell Criticized The Rates Of Immigration Into The UK

In The Aftermath Of The Speech, Several Polls Suggested That 67 To 82 Percent Of The UK Population Agreed With Powell's Opinions. His Supporters Claimed That The Large Public Following That Powell Attracted Helped The Conservatives To Win The 1970 General Election

Date Aired - May 14th, 1971

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