In August 1976, Eric Clapton made an inflammatory speech in support of Enoch Powell, sparking an anti-racism campaign that would soon radicalize an entire generation to challenge racism, gender inequality and social and class divisions. The next sixteen years saw politics and pop music come together as never before. Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists and politicians, Daniel Rachel charts this extraordinary and pivotal period, following the rise and fall of three key movements: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red Wedge, revealing how they both shaped, and were shaped by, the music of a generation.
Featuring exclusive in-depth conversations with over one hundred contributors, Walls Come Tumbling Down is a fascinating, polyphonic and authoritative account, fully illustrated with many rare or previously unpublished images from some of the greatest music photographers.
'The delight is in the details, and, finally, the glory of something so tenuous and daring, of something so amateurish yet passion-driven coming together to change hearts and minds' Wire

Section - i: List of Illustrations Introduction - ii: Poison In The Machine Section - iii: Biographical Notes Unit - BOOK ONE:: ROCK AGAINST RACISM Chapter - 1: WHO SHOT THE SHERIFF? Section - ¿: MAKE WAY FOR THE HOMO SUPERIOR: Eric Clapton. Black Britain. David Bowie Section - ¿: WHATCHA GONNA DO ABOUT IT?: Princess Alice. Sex Pistols. Punk Section - ¿: BEAT THE WHITES WITH THE RED WEDGE: Socialist Workers Party. Temporary Hoarding. Roundhouse Section - ¿: BEAT THE WHITES WITH THE RED WEDGE: Socialist Workers Party. Temporary Hoarding. Roundhouse Section - ¿: NAZIS ARE NO FUN: Royal College of Art. Hackney Town Hall. Sham 69 Chapter - 2: INGLAN IS A BITCH Section - ¿: PUNKY REGGAE PARTY: Aswad. Steel Pulse. Clash. Bob Marley Section - ¿: WAR AMONGST THE REBELS: Linton Kwesi Johnson. Dennis Bovell. Rastafari Section - ¿: NOTHING TO BE GUILTY OF: Rock Against Sexism. Slits. Mo-dettes. Poly Styrene. Poison Girls. Au Pairs Section - ¿: DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASCISM: National Front. Lewisham Section - ¿: ONE DOWN, A MILLION TO GO: Anti-Nazi League Chapter - 3: OH BONDAGE! UP YOURS! Section - ¿: THIS AIN¿T NO FUCKING WOODSTOCK: Carnival Against the Nazis Section - ¿: POWER IN THE DARKNESS: Tom Robinson Band. Stiff Little Fingers Section - ¿: CARRYING PICTURES OF CHAIRMAN MAO: Northern Carnival Section - ¿: KNOCK HARD. LIFE IS DEAF: Carnival 2. Militant Entertainment tour Section - ¿: REGGAE FI PEACH: Southall Kids Are Innocent Benefit Section - ¿: RENOUNCE ALL SIN AND VICE: Leeds. Birmingham Section - ¿: RINSE OUT THE BLUE SCUM: RAR¿s Greatest Hits. Northern Carnival Against Racism. Legacy Unit - BOOK TWO: 2 TONE Section - ¿: BLACK SKIN BLUE EYED BOYS: Bluebeat. Skinhead. Coventry Section - ¿: THE KINGSTON AFFAIR: Specials out on parole. Gangsters vs the Selecter Section - ¿: NOBODY IS SPECIAL: First 2 Tone tour. Madness Section - ¿: STAND DOWN MARGARET: The Beat. UB40 Section - ¿: CALLING RUDE GIRLS: Bodysnatchers Section - ¿: DOESN'T MAKE IT ALRIGHT: Specials Section - ¿: CELEBRATE THE BULLET: Politics. Class. Seaside tour Section - ¿: ALL WI DOIN IS DEFENDIN: Linton Kwesi Johnson. 1981 riots. 2 Tone legacy Unit - BOOK THREE: RED WEDGE Chapter - 1: SHOUT TO THE TOP Section - ¿: LIFE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE: Thatcherism. CND. Paul Weller Section - ¿: PERVERTS SUPPORT THE PITS!: Billy Bragg. Miner's Strike Section - ¿: THE MILKMAN OF HUMAN KINDNESS: Live Aid. GLC. Jobs For Youth. Solid Bond Section - ¿: DON¿T GET MAD. GET ORGANIZED: Red Wedge Chapter - 2: NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SOCIALISM! Section - ¿: IT'S THE PARTY I LOVE: Launch. First tour Section - ¿: NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SOCIALISM, VOLUME 3: Day Events Section - ¿: IT'S JUST A RUMOUR THAT WAS SPREAD AROUND TOWN: Militant Tendency. Newcastle Section - ¿: AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW: Women's tour. Well Red. Gay Rights. Black Sections. Section - ¿: THE OSCAR WILDE SCHOOL OF SOCIALISM: Italy. Redskins. Move On Up tour. 1987 election Section - ¿: WAITING FOR THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD: Labour listens. 1987-90. Legacy Chapter - 3: FREE NELSON MANDELA Section - ¿: HATS OFF TO JERRY DAMMERS!: Artists Against Apartheid. 1992. Political pop Section - iv: Timeline Section - v: References Section - vi: Publishing Credits Index - vii: Index