This article examines the movement, led by prominent black British activists, which was established in the aftermath of the 1981 New Cross fire. The campaign showed how the racism long experienced by black urban communities eroded trust in state institutions, and it contested the official narrative of the police investigation and a coroner’s inquest through protests and the deployment of alternative forms of expertise. This was not an isolated case. The 1980s was a decade of disasters which led people in marginalized communities to engage in long-running disputes with the state, eroding trust in the truths presented by he state.

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1980 年代英国的真理、正义和专业知识：新十字大屠杀的文化政治

本文探讨了由著名的英国黑人活动家领导的运动，该运动是在 1981 年新十字大火之后建立的。该运动展示了黑人城市社区长期经历的种族主义如何侵蚀了对国家机构的信任，并通过抗议和部署其他专业知识形式对警方调查和验尸官的调查的官方叙述提出质疑。这不是一个孤立的案例。1980 年代是灾难的十年，这些灾难导致边缘化社区的人们与国家发生长期争执，削弱了人们对他所陈述的真相的信任。