UK,1952: Innocent Somali man hanged

[CALMONE20###]

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Very sad. A couple of years ago, I saw a programme with his wife and sons talking about how his death destroyed thiers.

 

[CALMONE20###]

Very sad. A couple of years ago, I saw a programme with his wife and sons talking about how his death destroyed thiers.

The UK is a tough place for Somalis. Growing up, people would insult me for being Somali.

 

[Odious Delirium]

Very sad. A couple of years ago, I saw a programme with his wife and sons talking about how his death destroyed thiers.

Oh yeah I saw that his kids don't look somali at all apparently he got framed for what some other black guy did.

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

I think one of the sons passed away.
Here is a family photo.

 

[JackieBurkhart]

I think one of the sons passed away.
Here is a family photo.

Are they half white or something else?

 

[CALMONE20###]

Are they half white or something else?

Half cadaan british. The man married a british gaal woman.

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

Are they half white or something else?

Yes, that is their mother in the picture, Laura Williams.

Half cadaan british. The man married a british gaal woman.

It was common back then, 'cos there were no Somali ladies about.

 

[JackieBurkhart]

Half cadaan british. The man married a british gaal woman.

Yuck. Sorry, that was an involuntary response. I can't fathom Somalis then, marrying British or Italians considering what they did to us.

 

[JackieBurkhart]

Yes, that is their mother in the picture, Laura Williams.


It was common back then, 'cos there were no Somali ladies about.

I don't think so, Somalis have an early immigrant community in Bristol.

https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/stories/somalis-in-bristol/

 

[Odious Delirium]

I don't think so, Somalis have an early immigrant community in Bristol.

https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/stories/somalis-in-bristol/

Yeah but he was a seaman in Wales there were only a few somali men there at the time employed in something ship or port related and definitely no somali women about so in his situation it made sense for him to marry a white women since that was all there was about.

It's the equivalent of someone finding a job opportunity in rural China which would lead to only having Chinese women available to marry although today its easier and safer to travel so you can just go back to the motherland if there are no somalis about and bring your wife back with you.

 

[AbrahamFreedom]

That family became very troubled after their father's death. One of the sons killed himself and the other became a bank robber. I thought he also had a daughter who also killed herself but I may be confusing her for being the child of another famous Somali man in the UK.

 

[𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈]

Growing up, people would insult me for being Somali.

That sounds terrible; did not grow up in King's Cross area, did you?

That family became very troubled after their father's death. One of the sons killed himself and the other became a bank robber. I thought he also had a daughter who also killed herself but I may be confusing her for being the child of another famous Somali man in the UK.

Yes, horrible indeed. I remember reading terrible ordeal befalling the family post his death.

 

[CALMONE20###]

That sounds terrible; did not grow up in King's Cross area, did you?


Yes, horrible indeed. I remember reading terrible ordeal befalling the family post his death.

I grew up in Southwest London.

 

[Khaem]

The UK is a tough place for Somalis. Growing up, people would insult me for being Somali.

Yeah Somalis don't really have many allies here in the UK.
But instead of making me assimilate into black "british" culture i just became a nationalist who isn't too fond of certain people on this depressing island.
No hatred though since there hasn't been an attack on my somali-ness in quite a while so i've mostly chilled and just wanna focus on being with my people in the future

 

[Khaem]

I grew up in Southwest London.

Im from north west

 

[CALMONE20###]

Yeah Somalis don't really have many allies here in the UK.
But instead of making me assimilate into black "british" culture i just became a nationalist who isn't too fond of certain people on this depressing island.
No hatred though since there hasn't been an attack on my somali-ness in quite a while so i've mostly chilled and just wanna focus on being with my people in the future

Mashallah walaal. I don't understand why madow people in the uk hate us,but are cool with habeshas. Waa arin yaab ah.

 

[CALMONE20###]

Im from north west

In your area,were there many madows? In southwest London, there are lots of carribeans and west africans.

 

[Khaem]

In your area,were there many madows? In southwest London, there are lots of carribeans and west africans.

In nw i grew up with many south asians and madows and Arabs. I saw a few somalis here and there but we are far too scattered to form a strong community in my area.