Introduction

Part III looks at the development of educationalist anti-racist ideology in three different parts of England. The three areas - London, Tyneside and Devon - have been chosen because they each provide a different social and political context for the formation of 'race' equality commitments. London, particularly Inner London, is one of the most 'multiracial' urban localities in Europe. It has also been home to the continent's most active anti-racist movement. Tyneside and Devon, by contrast, are commonly regarded as 'white' localities. Neither area has ever had a large or well-established community of 'race' equality activists. However, in many other respects Tyneside and Devon are very dissimilar. Tyneside is a metropolitan area with a tradition of socialist politics; Devon is a predominantly rural county with a largely Conservative political heritage.