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Nov 4, 2021 · David Saunders had answered the call to fight fascism in Europe and continued serving the United States in the Korean War. He and his wife lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where they weathered Katrina in 2005 and forged ahead after the levees broke — until he died of complications from the coronavirus.
Feb 9, 2023 · Between 1976 and 1981, the Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) confronted racist ideology in the streets, parks and town halls of Britain. RAR was formed by a collective of musicians and political activists to fight racism and fascism through music.
Around this time, David Bowie also made inflammatory statements, expressing support for fascism and admiration for Adolf Hitler in interviews with Playboy, NME and a Swedish publication. Bowie was quoted as saying: "I think Britain could benefit from a fascist leader.
Jul 13, 2020 · – Red Saunders, founder of Rock Against Racism. Britain in the 1970s was a society at war with itself; racial and class tensions had reached a high with mass unemployment, racism, rioting and the establishment of far-right fascist political party the National Front (NF), which at the time managed to secure 5.7% of votes in London.
Aware that this made fascism appear alien to British traditionalists, he attempted to place Britain in the wider context of fascist development: “If our crisis had been among the first, instead...
Apr 17, 2020 · British Culture Archive. As a founder of the Rock Against Racism movement in the 1970s, Red Saunders was a key player in organising gigs and festivals that inspired a generation of musicians and activists. Music has often served as a powerful catalyst for change in the midst of societal turbulence.
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David Saunders is Professor of Russian History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He is the author of Russia in the Age of Reaction and Reform 1801-1881. He has also published dozens of articles in professional journals and contributed to the CIUS publication Loyalties in Conflict.
