The black British boxing champion Errol Christie describes racism in Britain in 1979 and how he used his fists to combat it on the streets
The black British boxing champion Errol Christie describes racism in Britain in 1979 and how he used his fists to combat it on the streets
Walk down Oxford Street today and it’s impossible to avoid glimpsing the ever present influence of 2Tone whether it’s the black and white check patterns, porkpie hats, tonic suits, etc, etc. The style pioneered by The Specials, The Selecter and The Beat has proved to be timeless. Don’t believe me – look at these images …
Four Coventry black British heroes of the late 1970s and early 1980s should be immortalised argues author Tony McMahon
Being young, black and British in 1970s Coventry was tough but Neville Staple and Errol Christie escaped from the Ghost Town
Ghost Town is a ska 2Tone drama set in Coventry and optioned by author Tony McMahon based on real-life stories from the 1980s