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Build up to the Anti-Nazi League carnival

The 70s 80s 90s Blog8 years ago6 years ago04 mins

The Anti-Nazi League Carnival in 1978 was a unique demonstration led by bands like The Clash and TRB against the rising power of the National Front

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National Front targets 1970s school kids

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 years ago6 years ago15 mins

From the late 1970s, extreme Right groups like the National Front and British Movement tried to recruit in school playgrounds

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When Shoreditch was fascist territory

The 70s 80s 90s Blog11 years ago4 years ago013 mins

When Shoreditch was fascist territory

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Riot police armed with dustbin lids

The 70s 80s 90s Blog13 years ago4 years ago13 mins

As the level of civil disturbances rose in the 1970s riot police complained of only having dustbin lids and traffic cones for protection

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80s bands that toyed with Nazi references

The 70s 80s 90s Blog15 years ago4 years ago06 mins

Some pop bands in the 80s liked to play with Nazi imagery and terminology but in reality they were playing with fire

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