Immigration images: protest and partying in Paris and London
A new exhibition at the Musée National de l’Histoire de l’Immigration celebrates the potent mix of migration, music, anti-racism and political activism that reshaped the cultures of France and Britain since the early sixties
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Dancing at Notting Hill Carnival, London, 1975
Photograph: © Chris Steele Perkins/Magnum photos
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Drum cover model Marie Hallowi in Trafalgar Square, London, 1966
Photograph: © James Barnor / Galerie Clémentine de la Ferronière
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A poster for a ‘Rock Against Police’ concert in Paris, 1980
Photograph: © Bertrand Huet / Tutti/Last Siou - Collection François Guillemot
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Protests in Brick Lane, London, after a racist murder in 1978
Photograph: © Syd Shelton
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The BBC’s first black broadcaster, Mike Eghan, at Piccadilly Circus, London, 1967
Photograph: © James Barnor / Galerie Clémentine de la Ferronière
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Paul Simonon of the Clash performs at the Rock Against Racism concert at Victoria Park, London in April, 1978
Photograph: © Syd Shelton
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A nightclub in Cable Street, London, 1964, originally shot for the Observer magazine
Photograph: © Ian Berry/Magnum Photos
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A Kabyle dancer in the district of Barbès, Paris, 1955
Photograph: © Pierre Boulat - Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration, Palais de la Porte Dorée Paris
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Rock Against Racism, 1984
Photograph: © Bertrand Huet / Tutti/Collection François Guillemot
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Misty in Roots on stage at a Rock Against Racism gig, 1979
Photograph: © Syd Shelton
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Ugandan singer Constance Mullando, London, 1966
Photograph: © James Barnor / Galerie Clémentine de la Ferronière
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Dancing at the Electric Ballroom, London, 1983
Photograph: © Pierre Terrasson
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The cover of Temporary Hoarding fanzine, the Rock Against Racism Carnival issue, 1978
Photograph: © Bertrand Huet / Tutti/Collection particulière
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March for equality and against racism in Paris, 1983Paris-Londres, Music Migrations (1962-1989) at the Musée National de l’Histoire de l’Immigration from 12 March 2019 to 5 January 2020
Photograph: © Amadou Gaye - Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration, Palais de la Porte Dorée
