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Anti Nazi League carnivals in 1978 – even one in Walthamstow

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago32 mins

Anti Nazi League carnivals in 1978 – even one in Walthamstow

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What young people were thinking in 1981

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago02 mins

What young people were thinking in 1981

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In the 80s – did we really wear swimwear like this?!!

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago01 mins

In the 80s – did we really wear swimwear like this?!!

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Police recruitment ad from the riot torn 80s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago04 mins

Police recruitment in the 1980s was forced to address racism after the 1981 riots but by the 1999 Macpherson report it was clear not enough had been done

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When cigarette ads ruled the colour supplements

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago01 mins

When cigarette ads ruled the colour supplements in the 70s and 80s

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1980 – the Year of the Skinhead

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago04 mins

1980 was described by one newspaper as The Year of the Skinhead marking the revival of a subculture that took off aggressively in the late 1970s

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School Kids Against the Nazis (SKAN)

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago23 mins

School kids against the Nazis, or SKAN for short, was a schools-based campaign against racism and fascism in the late 1970s

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How grim was Britain in 1979?

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago03 mins

The black British boxing champion Errol Christie describes racism in Britain in 1979 and how he used his fists to combat it on the streets

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The front cover for ‘Original Rude Boy’ that didn’t make it…

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago6 years ago01 mins

A proposed front cover for the biography of Neville Staple – Original Rude Boy – published by Aurum Press

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Mr Cheerful – Terry Hall on the front cover of Smash Hits

The 70s 80s 90s Blog14 years ago8 years ago01 mins

Mr Cheerful – Terry Hall on the front cover of Smash Hits

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