Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records, 1979-1987, bulk 1982-1987

              Collection: SC-0104 
 
University Archives and Special Collections 
Joseph P. Healey Library 
University of Massachusetts Boston 
100 Morrissey Blvd. 
Boston, Massachusetts 02125 
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MASSACHUSETTS ROCK AGAINST RACISM RECORDS 
1979-1987, bulk 1982-1987 
Accession Number: 102-03, 111-09 
Repository: University of Massachusetts Boston. University Archives and Special Collections 
Creator: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism 
Title: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records 
Date [inclusive]: 1979-1987, bulk 1987 
Extent: 11 linear feet 
Language: English 
Citation: Courtesy of the University Archives and Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston: Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records 
Processing Information: Processed by Lani Smith in December 2002. Reprocessed by Jessica Holden in November 2011. Finding aid updated by Jessica Holden in November 2017. 
Conditions on Use and Access: This collection is open for research. 
Copyright: Copyright restrictions may apply. 
PROVENANCE 
The Massachusetts Rock Against Racism records were donated to University Archives and Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston by Reebee Garofalo in two accessions: the first on September 24, 2002, and the second on August 8, 2011. 
ARRANGEMENT AND PROCESSING NOTES 
The original arrangement of folders and original folder titles were retained. 
HISTORICAL NOTE 
Massachusetts Rock Against Racism (RAR) came together at a time when the City of Boston and its surrounding areas were rocked by racism. This was especially focused on the youth population as court-ordered desegregation and busing intensified problems. RAR’s name came from a movement started in England in the mid-1970s. It was organized and cofounded in the Boston area in 1979 by a group of volunteers consisting of musicians, radio announcers, and educators, including Reebee Garofalo who was at that time an assistant professor in the College of Public and Community Service (CPCS) at UMass Boston. Designed to confront issues of racism 
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in the Boston area, RAR used popular music and mass media as educational tools to address race relations for high school kids and the community. RAR carried out its mission through presentations to high school students, concerts and festivals, broadcast and TV productions, workshops, performances, community screenings, and with print and media coverage. 
Can't Music Bring Us Together? was the first in a series of multi-media presentations held at a variety of area high schools from 1979 to 1981 which used popular music as a means to talk about issues of racism. They held the first in a series of benefit concerts and outdoor festivals on July 10, 1980, which featured a variety of multi-ethnic, multi-racial performance styles. In 1982 they began video production on cable with a TV show entitled But Can You Dance to It? which was “designed to use popular music from different cultures as a vehicle for overcoming racial and cultural isolation.” The show was taped at Somerville Community Access and broadcast to an estimated 240,000 subscribers. It was the winner of a national cable TV award in 1983. 
In fall 1983 they received a contract from the Boston Public School Department. Until then they were run on a volunteer basis. This, combined with other grants, contributions, as well as office space at UMass Boston, allowed RAR to have a paid professional staff, a board of directors, and interns. A mixed group of students from District Nine high schools were gathered to undergo “extensive workshop training in the areas of race relations, music history and video production.” Expanding on the success of the cable TV show, the Boston Public Schools Video Project was initiated to enhance awareness of other cultures and improve race relations in the public schools. It was a collaboration between RAR, UMass Boston, District Nine of the Boston Public Schools, and The Boston Community Access and Programming Foundation. Half hour shows were produced by youth from Boston high schools and broadcast on cable TV. 
The First and Second Annual Boston Youth Culture Festivals were held at Jamaica Pond in 1984 and 1985. RAR was involved in setting up the event, performing in it, and videotaping it for cable. In 1985, Youth Leadership Project was developed to work with a group of students who had been through their programs to deliver and develop workshops and performances. 
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 
Reebee Garofalo has been a professor at UMass Boston since 1978 in the College of Public and Community Service. Garofalo has used mass media and popular music as a form of critical thinking, study, education, and as a tool for activism through projects like Rock Against Racism. He has written and edited several books as well as articles for popular and scholarly publications. He served as chairperson of the International Association for the Study of Popular 
Music-US, and sits on the National Advisory Board of the Archives of African American Music and Culture. He is currently involved in launching a new degree program at CPCS, UMass in Community Media and Technology. He also plays drums and sings with the Blue Suede Boppers. 
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SCOPE AND CONTENT 
This collection documents the activities of the organization Massachusetts Rock Against Racism and its founder, Reebee Garofalo. The collection covers the time period of 1979 to 1987 with the majority of the materials covering 1982-1987. Original order and folder title have been maintained. Formats include articles, brochures, correspondence, flyers, pamphlets, financial records, meeting minutes, memorandum, newsletters, and video tapes. 
SERIES OUTLINE 
This collection is arranged in four series as follows: 
Series I. Administrative and Project Files 
Series II. Fundraising and Foundations 
Series III. Agency Information 
Series IV. Videos 
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS 
Series I. Administrative and Project Files 
This series includes administrative records of the organization. This includes contracts and forms, organizational plans, correspondence, mailing lists, and personnel files. Staff and board minutes and budgets are also included. The series documents projects and events sponsored by RAR. The files include cable TV shows, concerts, performances, festivals, Youth Leadership Project and the Boston Public School Video Project. Folders include scripts and outlines, memorandum, student questionnaires, financial statements, and release forms. 
Series II. Fundraising and Foundations 
Funding for RAR came through various foundations and grants. This series contains both fundraising information and foundation files. The foundation files are in alphabetical order. Files include information about foundations, proposals, and correspondence. 
Series III. Agency Information 
This series documents state and local agencies that worked with RAR on various projects. Formats include articles, correspondence, brochures, forms, newsletters, and meeting minutes. 
Series IV. Videos 
This series documents issues related to racism and popular music. Include are tapes made by the Boston Public School Video Project, events and concerts, interviews, and work tapes. The tapes contain raw footage and finished products. Formats include ¾” tapes and VHS. 
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CONTAINER LIST 
Box: 1 
Series I. Administrative and Project Files 
1-3: BPS/RAR Videotape Project 
1. New contract with UMass, 1980-1983 November 
2. Population to be served: Boston Public Schools, undated 
3. Summer project, 1983 September-1984 May 

4. Cash receipts/disbursements, 1980-1986 
5. Contracts, 1985 July-1986 May 
6. Division of public charities, 1985 July-1986 May 
7. Dylan, Bob: Blood on the Tracks sheet music, 1975 

8-12: English High School 
8. Credit list, undated 
9. Pre-awareness test, undated 
10. Questionnaires, undated 
11. Schedule, undated 
12. Script, undated 

13. Federal tax information, 1983-1987 May 
14. Financial statements [1], 1981-1989 
15. Financial statements [2], 1983-1991 

16-20: First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival 
16. Credits, 1984 August 
17. Crew list, undated 
18. Production assistants, undated 
19. Release forms, 1984 August 
20. Schedule, 1984 August-October 

21. Forms, 1981 August-1985 June 
22. “In Practice: Rocking Against Racism in Massachusetts,” 1986 
23. Incoming correspondence, 1981 March-1986 June 
24. Incoming correspondence [2], 1986-1989 March 

25-34: Jeremiah E. Burke 
25. Credit list, undated 
26. Meeting notes, undated 
27. Miscellaneous, undated 
28. Outgoing correspondence, 1984 February-March 

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29. Pre-awareness test, undated 
30. Questionnaires, undated 
31. Release forms, 1984 March 
32. Script outline, undated 
33. Student activities list, undated 
34. Student passes, 1983 January 

35-41: Madison Park 
35. Credit list, undated 
36. Notes, 1983 November-December 
37. Pretest, undated 
38. Questionnaires, undated 
39. Rehearsal announcement, 1984 February 
40. Script, undated 
41. Script outline, undated 

42. Mailing labels, 1985 November 

43-47: Open Arts Festival 
43. Agreement, 1981 September 
44. Financial statement, 1981 September 
45. Outgoing correspondence and publicity announcement, 1981 July-September 
46. Planning, 1981 June 
47. Program flow and information sheet, 1981 September 

48. Operational plans, 1985-1986 
49. Organizational activities, 1979 December-August 1985 
50. Outgoing correspondence, 1983 April-1986 August 
51. Outgoing correspondence: letters of recommendation, 1983 September-1986 July 

52-56: Personnel 
52. Evaluations, 1985 April-1986 
53. Internal memos, 1983 November-1986 September 
54. Mary Frances Smith miscellaneous, 1983 September-1986 March 
55. Resumes, 1983 August-1986 June 
56. Work study, 1985 January-May 

57. Public service announcements, 1984 August-1986 July 
58. RAR archive, 1979 July-1981 September 
59. RAR board development, 1985 December-1987 

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60-66: RAR Board Information 
60. Annual RAR board meeting: 1986, 1981 April-1987 
61. FY ’87 vision of RAR, 1987 
62. Information forms, 1985 December-1986 January 
63. Minutes, notices of board meetings, agendas, 1983 August-1986 September 
64. Previous board prior to 2/86, undated 
65. RAR board 9/10/86, 1986 December-1988 
66. RAR board members listing, 1985 December 

67. RAR budgets, 1984 September-1987 
68. RAR current, 1983 June-1985 March 

69-76: RAR Projects 
69. But Can You Dance to It, 1979 December-1983 September 
70. Hip Hop Documentary (video 6/9/85), 1985 June 
71. Mass. RAR Black Women and Attorney’s Performance, 1983-1984 
72. RAR April ’85 Benefit: Run DMC, 1985 April 
73. RAR Educational Forum, 1984 November-1985 February 
74. RAR fifth anniversary, 1984 December 
75. RAR/UMass Boston Festival, 1980 December-1981 May 
76. Youth Leadership Project, 1984 September-1985 June 

77. RAR staff meeting minutes, 1983 September-1985 July 
78. RAR stamp, undated 

79-101: RAR Youth TV Series Information 
79. Advisory board meeting minutes, 1986 January 
80. Application, undated 
81. Boston Indian Council recruit list, 1986 March 
82. Cape Verdean students youth TV series, undated 
83. Community agencies that received mailing asking for ideas, undated 
84. Credits, 1986 
85. Cultural organizations who received mailing asking for ideas, undated 
86. Host listing for RAR youth series, 1986 February-June 
87. Incoming correspondence, 1985 November-1986 January 
88. Minutes of meetings, 1986 January-February 
89. Miscellaneous, 1986 January-April 
90. Outgoing correspondence, 1985 November-1986 April 
91. Permission slips, 1986 January 
92. Phone listing, undated 
93. Program outline, 1986 January-June 

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94. Release forms, 1986 March-April 
95. Resource people or organizations for Native Americans (events), undated 
96. Retreat materials, 1986 January 
97. Rotations, undated 
98. Rules, undated 
99. Running order, undated 
100. Skit, undated 
101. Who’s here forms, undated 

Box: 2 
102. Reebee Garofalo personal papers, 1983 July-1985 January 

103-111: Second Annual Boston Youth Culture Fest 
103. Budget projection, undated 
104. Introduction, 1985 September 
105. Miscellaneous, 1985 September 
106. Opening and closing credits, 1985 September 
107. Outgoing correspondence, 1985 July-December 
108. Pre-production meeting, 1985 September 
109. Production crew, 1985 September 
110. Releases, 1985 September 
111. Schedule, 1985 September 

112. Speeches, 1985 June 
113. State tax information, 1985 July-1987 June 
114. Subcommittee information, 1986 March-June 
115. Support Center, The, 1983 March-1986 June 
116. Tax forms, 1987 June-1988 January 
117. “Wrong Account” IRS correspondence, 1985 September-1987 June 

Series II. Fundraising and Foundations 
1-2: A.C. Ratshesky Foundation 
1. Guidelines, undated 
2. Proposals, 1983 November 

3. Associated Grant-Makers of Massachusetts, 1983 November 

4-5: Bank of Boston 
4. General information, 1984 
5. Guidelines, undated 

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6. Bank of New England, undated 
7. Boston Committee, 1983 October-1984 September 
8. Boston Foundation, 1985-1986 January 

9-12: Boston Globe Foundation 
9. General information, 1982 
10. Guidelines, undated 
11. Incoming correspondence, 1984 July-1986 April 
12. Proposals, 1981 July-1986 April 

13-14: Boston Women’s Fund 
13. Application information, 1986 April 
14. General information, undated 

15-16: BPS/RAR Video Project 
15. Letters, scripts, etc., 1983 June-1984 February 
16. Proposal, 1980-1984 June 

17. Burgess Urban Fund, 1986 March-May 
18. Cabot Family Charitable Trust, 1983 

19-21: Church Home Society, The 
19. General information, 1983 November 
20. Incoming correspondence, 1983 March-1985 August 
21. Proposals, 1983 October-1985 June 

22. Communications Consortium, The, undated 
23. Correspondence, 1983 September-1984 November 
24. Digital Equipment Corporation, undated 
25. Disbursement schedules, 1984 January-1985 September 
26. Division of Employment Security, 1985 June-1986 June 
27. Faculty development grant, 1981 

28-31: Foley, Hoag and Eliot 
28. Annual report, 1984 
29. Correspondence, 1983 August-1985 June 
30. Guidelines, 1984-1985 
31. Proposals, 1979 December-1985 April 
32. Fund for the Arts, The, undated 
33. Fundraising information, 1980 July-1986 July 

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34-35: Godfrey M. Hyams Trust 
34. General information, 1983 
35. Incoming correspondence, 1983 August-1984 September 

36-44: Haymarket People’s Fund 
36. 1985 proposal, 1985 April 
37. 1985 proposal, agreement, follow-up report form, letters, 1985 May-December 
38. Annual reports, 1982-1986 
39. General correspondence, 1985 May-1986 June 
40. Grant application, questions, etc., undated 
41. Haymarket 1986 proposal, 1986 April-November 
42. Haymarket News, 1984 June-1986 
43. Proposal 1984, 1983 September-November 1984 
44. Resource listing, undated 

45. Historic Neighborhoods Foundation, 1984 December-1985 March 

46-47: Jesse B. Cox Charitable Trust 
46. General information, 1984 September-1985 June 
47. Proposals, 1979 December-1984 October 

48-51: Lotus Development Corporation 
48. General information, 1985 September 
49. Guidelines, undated 
50. Incoming correspondence, 1985 May-September 
51. Proposals, 1984 September-1986 August 

52-55: Mass. Council on Arts and Humanities 
52. General information, 1982 December-1986 July 
53. Mass. Council contract, 1985 December-1986 June 
54. Program evaluation 1986, 1987 August 
55. Proposals, 1981 September-1986 August 

56. Mass. Foundation for Arts and Humanities, undated 

57-59: National Conference of Christians and Jews 
57. Anytown Massachusetts Program, 1985 August 
58. Applications for program (Anytown), 1985 August 
59. Project Aires info, 1984 May-1985 July 

60. New England War Tax Resistance, undated 

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61-62: Old South Church Fund 
61. General information, 1984 August-1985 July 
62. Proposals, 1979 December-1984 October 

63-65: Polaroid Foundation 
63. General information, 1982-1984 March 
64. Incoming correspondence, 1983 October-1984 May 
65. Summary sheet, 1983 November 

66-73: Proposals 
66. Articles of interest, 1980 July-1985 August 
67. Audits 81-85, 1980-1985 June 
68. History and goals, undated 
69. IRS tax letter 1984, 1984 March 
70. Letters of support, 1979 November-1985 September 
71. Organizational activities, undated 
72. RAR promo/proposals, 1979 December-1986 June 
73. Resumes, undated 

74-75: Public Service Endowment Grant 
74. General information, 1983 August-1986 January 
75. Proposals, 1986 January 

76-77: Raytheon Company 
76. General information, undated 
77. Outgoing correspondence, 1984 September 

78. Requisition forms, invoices, etc., 1983 August-1986 January 

79-81: Research Information 
79. General information, undated 
80. Massachusetts Foundation Directory, 1983 
81. Miscellaneous notes, 1983 June 

82. Resist, 1983 
83. Vingo Trust II, 1983 August 
84. W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1983 
85. Youth Leadership Retreats, 1985 January 

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Box: 3 
Series III. Agency Information 
1-8: ABCD Agency Information 
1. ABCD summer payment time sheets 1984, 1984 July-August 
2. ABCD Summerworks 1985, 1985 May-1986 May 
3. Agency request form worksite agreement, 1984-1985 June 
4. Enrollee and supervisor questionnaires 1984, 1984 August 
5. Incoming correspondence general, 1984 June-1985 September 
6. Pre-awareness test given to ABCD employees, 1984 July 
7. Summerworks Program 1984, 1984 May-1985 May 
8. Worksite agreements 1985, 1985 July 

9. Articles of interest, 1980 July-1985 August 
10. Black Rock Coalition, 1985 December-1986 May 
11. Boston City Lights, 1982 April-1985 March 

12-22: Boston Community Access Programming Foundation 
12. Access foundation forms: miscellaneous, 1984 June-August 
13. Access programming forms: van request form, undated 
14. Agreement between Cablevision of Boston and Boston community, 1893 June 
15. Exempt letter, 1984 January 
16. Floor manager’s cues, undated 
17. Minor release form, undated 
18. Miscellaneous, 1986 January-March 
19. Program proposal, 1984 February-September 
20. PSAs, undated 
21. Standard release form, undated 
22. Workshop application, undated 

23-27: Boston Public Schools 
23. Circulars, 1984 February-1985 May 
24. Directory of District Offices, 1985 June 
25. General information, 1979 December-1984 August 
26. Incoming correspondence, 1984 December-1986 February 
27. School profiles, 1985 January-February 

28. Brighton High School portable programs, 1975 

29-31: Brochures 
29. Draft of RAR brochure, undated 
30. General, 1984-1986 June 

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31. International Women’s Day 1985, 1985 February-March 

32-34: Cable Access Information 
32. Cable access news, 1980 November-1986 April 
33. General correspondence, 1983 February-1984 December 
34. National Federation of Local Cable Programmers, 1986 February 

35-38: Chapter 636 
35. Budget: program priority, 1984 
36. Evaluation forms, 1984 January 
37. Incoming correspondence, 1983 December-1985 February 
38. Mini-grants, 1983 October-1984 January 

39. Commission members, undated 
40. Contact people for talent, 1981 July-1986 August 

41-47: Cultural Education Collaborative 
41. Cable television, 1983-1984 
42. General information, 1981 September-1984 April 
43. Incoming correspondence general, 1983 December-1986 February 
44. Inventory of all current programs and funding sources, 1983-1984 February 
45. Meetings, 1983 November-1984 April 
46. Newsletter, 1983 April-December 
47. Renewing partnership with the Boston Public Schools (cultural institutions), 1983-1984 April 

48. Cultural institutions, 1983-1984 June 
49. Department of Education: 766 Conference, 1978 November-1984 October 
50. Hyde Park United, 1986 March-May 
51. Jobs for youth, undated 
52. Mass. Cultural Alliance (ODEDCO), 1985 September-1987 
53. Mass. Department of Education consultant application, 1982-1985 September 
54. Miscellaneous [1], 1980 August-1987 August 
55. Miscellaneous [2], 1985-1987 February 
56. Multicultural education: daycare, 1974 March-1983 
57. Multicultural Project for Communication and Education, Inc., 1986 

58-61: Rainbow Coalition 
58. By-laws, 1984 April 
59. General information, 1984 July 
60. Minutes of meetings, 1984 July-October 

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61. Rainbow fundraiser, undated 

62. RAR, 1984 August-1988 July 
63. RAR article, 1984 June-1986 May 
64. Scheduling, 1984 February-1986 June 
65. School committee and city councilors listings, 1984-1987 
66. SOS Racisme, 1984-1986 January 
67. Staff meeting agendas, 1985 March 
68. Standard invoices, school department, 1985 May 
69. Summer college work study program, 1985 February 
70. Support Center, The: materials used for July 31, ’85 meeting with Kathy Locke, 1985 April-1986 

71-72: Youth Coalition (Diane Cummings) 
71. Letters, 1986 April-June 
72. Minutes, 1986 July-August 

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Series IV. Videos 
1. But Can You Dance to It?, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1982 
2. Living in a Rainbow World, executive producer Fran Smith, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 8 
3. Mass RAR Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 8 
4. Mass RAR Second Annual Youth Culture Festival Live from Jamaica Pond Sugar Bowl, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 September 22 
5. RAR fall 85 concert at Jamaica Pond, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 
6. RAR Metro Sun City tape II, Free South Africa Day, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 March 26 
7. RAR Metro Sun City tape III, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 
8. RAR practice tape, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 January 31 
9. RAR Rockumentary, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 June 
10. Raw footage Cape Verdean piece: Bunker Hill Studio, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 May 16 
11. Reebee Garofalo’s interview used for Break Fever: Mass Rock Against Racism, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
12. Student forum RAR, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 March 25 
13. Troy and William [illegible] at MLK Concert, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 

Box: 5 
14. AIDS: High Risk, VHS, undated 
15. Appreciation Night 1990, Diane Joyce, VHS, 1990 
16. Cape Verdean event, MPHS, tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 

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17. Cape Verdean show, tape one, audio begins halfway through, “Raw Footage,” 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 
18. Damaged Edge, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
19. Footage: City Hall interview with Irving School students, show choir from Illinois, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 9 
20. Heavy metal and Satanism, VHS, undated 
21. Interview RAR rappers, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
22. Interview with rappers, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 21 
23. Little Steven interview with Reebee, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 26 
24. Minnie B. Ward interview, tape I, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 
25. Minnie B. Ward interview, tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 February 
26. One Life to Live, soap opera, Phil Donahue, VHS, undated 
27. Open Arts Festival, 3/4” tape, 1982 September 
28. Oprah: Censorship, Racism and Music, Channel 5 News, VHS, undated 
29. Racism and Music, Small Sacrifices I & II, VHS, undated 
30. Reebee’s Rap, 3/4” tape, undated 
31. Rock Against Racism, tape two, 3/4” tape, 1981 September 
32. Unidentified tape, 3/4” tape, undated 
33. Washington Irving School, 3/4” tape, 1986 May 22 
34. Women of the Calabash, Tufts, VHS, fall, 1984 

Box: 6 
35. English master, English High all the Way Live, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 
36. J.E. Burke master, Jeremiah and Burke Jam, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 
37. Mass RAR: The First Five Years and then Some, 3/4” tape, 1986 May 13 
38. Project Aries, Respect Among the Races, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 
39. Rock Against Racism Rocumentary tape 4, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
40. Rock Against Racism tape III, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 
41. Rock Against Racism: The First Five Years, 3/4” tape, 1985 February 19 

Box: 7 
42. Channel 5 World of Difference special, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 July 26 
43. English & Burke: English High All the Way Live, J.E. Burke Jam, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 March 19 
44. English High: copy, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 March 19 
45. First Five Years and Some More, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 May 
46. Madison Park Rocks! Produced 23 April ’84, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1984 April 23 
47. Mass RAR Inc.: First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 September 21 
48. Mass. Rock Against Racism First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1984 August 

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49. RAR Channel 56, New England Tonight, Changing Lanes, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
50. RAR Rockumentary tape I, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1985 June 9 
51. RAR Rocumentary tape II, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, 1985 June 9 
52. Tape 3, Curry/Troy & Will, Gun Brothers Again, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 

Box: 8 
53. Black McCappers Soul MCs, 3/4” tape, undated 
54. But Can You Dance to It? 3/4” tape, undated 
55. Edited roll of Slow Turtle interview, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
56. First Youth Cultural Festival, RAR, crowd shots, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 
57. Graffiti, raw footage for Rockumentary, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1985 May 
58. Intro shots, Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, undated 
59. Mass RAR 20 minute screening, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
60. RAR Youth Culture tape #3, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 
61. RAR Youth Group student interviews, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 2 
62. Rock and Rap, Cambridge Rindge and Latin, 3/4” tape, undated 
63. Rock Against Racism, Diane Willis, Channel 7, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
64. Rock Against Racism tape I, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 
65. Rock Against Racism tape II, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 March 18 

Box: 9 
66. City Hall, May 9th, Snow White, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
67. Discussion on racism, Donna West, 3/4” tape, undated 
68. First Youth Cultural Festival, raw footage, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1984 August 19 
69. Genny & Steven, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 28 
70. Intro and outro footage, tape two, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 
71. Madison Park High School, Cape Verdean event, shot at Roland Hayes Division of Music, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 March 14 
72. News dub, Donna Summer, 3/4” tape, 1984 March 13 
73. RAR 2nd tape, racism tape, 3/4” tape, undated 
74. RAR Living in a Rainbow World, Donna and Slow Turtle’s interview, tape one, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 9 
75. RAR Reynolds, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
76. Reebee Garofalo, Strawberries 12, unedited, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1983 January 24 
77. Rock Against Racism work tape, Washington Irving Middle School Theater Arts Show, tape one, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1986 May 22 
78. Slow Turtle tape 2, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 

Box: 10 
79. But Can You Dance to It? edit master, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 
80. Groupo Coqui and Duo of Terror with DJ Scratch, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 

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81. Interviews, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
82. Madison Park Rocks, 3/4” tape, undated 
83. Mass RAR Youth Cultural Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
84. Mass Rock Against Racism “Rockumentary,” 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1985 June 9 
85. Modern Man and Mackrey RAR, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
86. One People, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
87. RAR Int Fran, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
88. “XAX” part 1, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 

Box: 11 
89. 15 minute clips, RAR/BPS videotape, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 
90. Copy 18 work dub, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
91. Intro to Industrial Microcomputer Systems, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes 
92. June 2 work dub, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
93. Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
94. Living in a Rainbow World II, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, 1986 April 4 
95. Mass RAR, Living in a Rainbow World, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
96. Mass Rock Against Racism, First Annual Boston Youth Culture Festival, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
97. One People, Mackrey Close and Famine Intro, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
98. RAR Int, Reebee, Fran, Dan, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, undated 
99. Rock Against Racism First Five Years, first half, 3/4” tape, undated 
100. Rock Against Racism, “Jeremiah and Burke” Jam, 3/4” tape, 30 minutes, undated 
101. Tape 2, Silver Streak and Scratch, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated 
102. Washington Unit with Val Humes, George and Martha Washington portraits, 3/4” tape, 20 minutes, 1980 July 3 
103. “XAX” part 2, 3/4” tape, 60 minutes, undated