Black July in Black and White TW: Violence A look at the photos from Black July #BlackJuly1983 #BlackJuly #SriLanka #History #lka

"Mobs of Sinhala youth rampaged through the streets, ransacking homes, shops and offices, looting them and setting them ablaze, as they sought out members of the Tamil ethnic minority." - London Daily Telegraph

"In Pettah, the old commercial heart of the city, row after row of sari boutiques, electronic dealers, rice sellers, car parts stores, lie shattered and scarred..." - London Guardian

"Tamil Refugees at the harbor" (August 1983)

"Tamil Refugees disembarking in Jaffna" (August 1983)