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Added 7th November 2018 by Abigail

Featured in the following Online Exhibitions:
We Are Dynamite! Northern Carnival 1978

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Buzzcocks, X-O-Dus (Exodus)
Alexandra Park
14th July 2018

The Northern Carnival against the Nazis, a rally and concert held on 15 July 1978 in Moss Side, Manchester, was a defining moment in establishing anti-racism in the city and beyond. Dubbed ‘the day it became cool to be anti-racist’, the Carnival galvanised North West communities against racist groups, including the National Front. A rally of 15,000 people marched all the way from Strangeways prison to Alexandra Park joining a further 25,000 for an afternoon of music, dancing and unity.

Co-organised by Geoff Brown of the Anti-Nazi League (ANL) and Bernie Wilcox of Rock Against Racism (RAR), the Carnival featured incendiary live performances by pop-punk superstars Buzzcocks and Steel Pulse, the UK's leading reggae band of the period.

Project volunteer Toni-Dee Paul talks to former rugby player Bill Gulam about the impact the Carnival had on his rugby team. Featured in the following online exhibition: www.mdmarchive.co.uk/exhibition/674/w...
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