Empireland: EURO 2020, Racism and Nostalgia | Sathnam Sanghera
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Empire Land: A Memoir of My Upbringing
I understand that at the time I had a very happy childhood. I felt very safe and everyone was black or Asian basically. And actually, whenever there was a football mat on in town, my mum wouldn't let us out of the house. That's because wolf fans were very racist and they were known for wearing KKK hoods to matches. No, fairs. No, I think that's just I think the story about the National Frontside is just insane. But it also goes to show I think in a nutshell, the environment you're in, but also the way you viewed it at that time. Now, what led you then to writing Empire Land?
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