977. Labour in government. Unemployment growing and despair spreading. The National Front on the march and rising fast at the polls. Racist attacks on Black and Asian communities increasing. Then came the Anti Nazi League. A vibrant mass movement challenging the NF and racism on the streets, in workplaces, in colleges and schools. The ANL broke the back of the NF.

This definitive history of the Anti Nazi League draws on extensive interviews with leading figures and local activists, along with contemporary coverage in the national, local and music press.