It was a time for people to stand shoulder-to-shoulder against racism
This month marked the 45th anniversary of an event that saw Mancunians of all colours and classes stand shoulder-to-shoulder against racism.
In the months before the event, the Rock Against Racism movement in Manchester had been galvanised by gigs - not just in student areas, but in Partington, Droylsden, Bury and Stretford . The 40,000-strong crowd stood together to watch bands including Steel Pulse, Birmingham’s homegrown reggae legends, plus local punk bands like The Fall, The Buzzcocks and Mick Hucknall’s Frantic Elevators.
"The march itself I recall as being noisy with lots of anti-NF chants, but overwhelmingly good natured and light hearted. Shoppers and pedestrians we passed would generally either clap or wave in solidarity. I honestly don’t remember any hostility or animosity expressed by anyone we passed. "In the 1977 Greater London Council elections the National Front polled nearly 120,000 votes and came very close to third place instead of the Liberal Party."
"What these events did was to give anti-racists the confidence that they weren't alone and that there were lots of others who felt the same way. Kids at school who might previously have been bullied for holding anti-racist views were suddenly part of a movement where their peers were all wearing Rock Against Racism badges and the bands that they loved were all part of that same movement.
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