CONTENT WARNING
We would like to make you aware that two of the photographs in this selection contains racist and harmful language, in the form of graffiti that was photographed by Sandra George.
Sandra George
‘Community Relations Council’ (1983)
Courtesy of Craigmillar Now
Image description: black and white portrait photograph of three women in an office looking at something off camera. In the lefthand bottom corner, a woman with medium light skin, grey hair, and glasses looks down. In the centre, a woman with medium light skin and long dark hair tied back, wearing a patterned top and a light coloured scarf looks in the same direction. Her right hand is resting on the back of a chair. To the right, a woman with medium light skin, long dark hair, a checked button down shirt, and a white skirt stands with her arms folded. In the background, there is a shelf of folders and papers under a sign reading 'MULTI-CULTURAL EDUCATION'. Anti-racist posters hang on the wall, including one reading 'MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN IS WINNING TOGETHER'.
Sandra George
’Restalrig Road, Edinburgh’ (1983)
Courtesy of Craigmillar Now
CONTENT WARNING. Image description: black and white landscape photograph of the Wee Supermarket shop on Restalrig Road. A man with medium light skin wearing a grey shirt, light coloured jacket, dark turban, and black trousers stands outside a shop. He looks directly at the camera and smiles, his hands in his pockets. To the right, there are three large splashes of white paint on the shop wall, and racist graffiti has been daubed.
CONTENT WARNING. Image description: black and white landscape photograph of the Wee Supermarket shop on Restalrig Road. A child with medium light skin, dark hair in a joora, and wearing a dark striped pullover, white shirt, and grey trousers stands outside the shop. He looks directly at the camera, his hands on his hips. Behind him, there are large splashes of white paint on the shop wall, and racist graffiti has been daubed to his left.
Image description: black and white landscape photograph of the Wee Supermarket shop on Restalrig Road. A child with medium light skin, dark hair in a joora, and wearing a dark striped pullover, white shirt, and grey trousers stands behind the counter of the shop. There is a large set of white scales to his right, a display of chocolate bars to his left, and a till in front of him. He is looking at the till. There is stock on shelves all around him.
Image description: black and white portrait photograph of the Wee Supermarket shop on Restalrig Road. A man with medium light skin wearing a grey shirt, light coloured jacket, dark turban, and black trousers stocks orange juice on shelves inside the shop. He looks towards the camera and smiles.
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