Rock Against Racism was established in 1976 in response to racist pronouncements made by a number of rock musicians. The campaign used music to spread a powerful anti-racist message. Closely allied to the Anti-Nazi League, Rock Against Racism was quickly supported by many of the punk rock bands of the time, and gained huge popular support.
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Themes
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Diaspora
The transatlantic slave trade was the largest forced migration of people in history. Understand how this migration has affected societies, cultures and the world we live in today…
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Legacies
Understand how the 1807 Abolition Act ended the British involvement in the slave trade but not slavery, how British women pushed for full…