In 1976, there was a Carnival police clash in Notting Hill. Darcus Howe's militant Carnival committee, the Golborne 100 group, and a clash of 1,500 officers went to the carnival to conduct order. The crowd of the carnival was drawn back, which sparked the Notting Hill riot of 1976. Two hundred people went running and there was fighting 10 blocks in every direction. Their fighting back was shown to many as a spiritual awakening of black Britain. This was described as a demo of solidarity and peace with the black community. The year of '76 showed the strength of feeling with the reggae raging during those times, people putting on silly costumes and dancing in the street. As a result, the 1976 riot expanded the pop culture into reggae, feeding dun effects, "heavy manner" stencil graffiti, and the apocalyptic Rasta rhetoric included.
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