Young Benjamin Zephaniah Performs Poem "Inna Liverpool" in Special Report on Toxteth (1988)

On 2 December 1988, Liverpool's Poet-in-Residence Benjamin Zephaniah peformed his poem Inna Liverpool for ITN's Lindsay Taylor. It formed part of Taylor's special report on social deprivation in the Liverpool 8 postcode area in Toxteth. At the time, Lord Anthony Gifford KC was completing an inquiry commissioned by the council into the local area's conditions, and particularly the issue of alleged racism and discrimination in the area. #BenjaminZephaniah #Liverpool #Toxteth #ToxtethRiots #Liverpool8 #1980s #1988 #Poet #Poem #Poetry #Poems To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/... To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage... 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) -    / @frontlinebyitn   🎥 Follow us on Twitter -   / itnarchive   🎥 Like us on Facebook -   / itnarchiveitnp   🎥 Check out our TikTok -   / itnarchive1955