ROCK AGAINST RACISM: 1976-1981 (RARE BIRD) (HB)

Rock Against Racism is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976-1981. For Shelton, this work was a socialist act, what he calls a "graphic argument," on behalf of marginalized lives. What is presented here are Shelton’s authoritative visual statements as participant-photographer on the social tempo in Britain at this time. It reflects on how Shelton’s work as a photographer contributed towards social change at a critical moment of political and racial tension in Britain.