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Bernard McKenna and the Spanish Civil War
After fighting Fascism – in the shape of Sir Oswald Mosley’s blackshirts – in Manchester, the 21-year-old Bernard McKenna went to Spain to join the battle against Franco’s troops. Despite being wounded...
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Benny Rothman and the 1932 Kinder Scout mass trespass
Kinder Scout 75 years after The young man, just turned twenty-one and up on charges of riotous assembly, assault and incitement at Derby Assizes, had prepared notes of what he was going to say to the...
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Fascism and anti-fascism in 1930s Manchester
The following article on Fascist leader Oswald Mosley’s humiliation by anti-fascists at Belle Vue is reproduced by kind permission of Manchester University’s Centre for Jewish Studies, and is by...
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Manchester Irish in Britain Representation Group, part 2
This is the second section of a two-part history of the Manchester branch of the Irish in Britain Representation Group. For the first part, see here. The axing of the “Irish Line” radio programme...
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Hulme Mural: From Tranquil Pastures To A High-Rise Age
The 84-foot long mural at Hulme Library is an impressive work of public art which chronicles the history of Hulme from Roman times up until the present. Capturing the constant battle for decent homes,...
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