Massachusetts Rock Against Racism was organized and co-founded in the Boston area in 1979 by a group of musicians, radio announcers, and educators, including Reebee Garofalo an assistant professor at the College of Public and Community Service at UMass Boston. Designed to confront issues of racism in the Boston area, it used popular music and mass media as educational tools to address race relations for high school kids and the community. It was modeled on the British organization Rock against Racism.
From the description of Records 1979-1987. (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 316803221