, ▁Liverpool , ▁a ▁rep orter ▁from ▁The ▁Times ▁had ▁visited ▁a ▁festival ▁in ▁Hand sw orth ▁Park ▁and ▁found ▁" 8 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁black ▁and ▁white " ▁in ▁" a ▁spirit ▁as ▁ami able ▁and ▁peace ful ▁as ▁a ▁rural ▁village ▁f ete ". ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁ri ots ▁reported ▁by ▁participants ▁were ▁un emp loyment , ▁b ored om ▁and ▁the ▁im itation ▁of ▁events ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁England ▁ri ots ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Hand sw orth ▁ri ots ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Hand sw orth ▁ri ots ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁B irmingham ▁race ▁ri ots ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁UK ▁ri ots ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁in ▁England ▁Category : 1 9 8 1 ▁ri ots ▁Category : Black ▁British ▁history ▁Category : Cr ime ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Category : R i ots ▁and ▁civil ▁dis order ▁in ▁England ▁Category : J uly ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁West ▁Mid lands <0x0A> </s> ▁Philipp ▁Mann ing ▁( 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British - born ▁German ▁actor . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lew ish am ▁to ▁a ▁British ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁German ▁mother . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Germany ▁for