David Oluwale (1930--1969) was a British Nigerian whose death in 1969 was the first known incident of racist policing allegedly leading to the death of a black person.
David Oluwale (1930--1969) was a British Nigerian who drowned in the River Aire in Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 1969. Oluwale's death resulted in the first successful prosecution of British police officers for involvement in the death of a black person.