The Battle of Cable Street (1936)

mel_the_bell · Aug 31, 2009

not sure if this is the right section for this, if not, feel free to move it

from wikipedia
"The Battle of Cable Street or Cable Street Riot took place on Sunday 4 October 1936 in Cable Street in the East End of London. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police Service, overseeing a legal march by the British Union of Fascists, led by Oswald Mosley, and anti-fascists, including local Jewish, socialist, anarchist, Irish and communist groups. The majority of both marchers and counter-protesters travelled into the area for this purpose. Mosley planned to send thousands of marchers dressed in uniforms styled on those of Blackshirts through the East End of London, which had a large Jewish population."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Street

now
i find this completely amazing
actual footage of the battle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AQDOjQGZuA

jobby · Sep 21, 2009

This was a good day for anti fascists. Have you seen this video.Its an eyewitness account of the events that went on that day.Really interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FuXR2wFHA0

mel_the_bell · Sep 21, 2009

jobby said:

This was a good day for anti fascists. Have you seen this video.Its an eyewitness account of the events that went on that day.Really interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FuXR2wFHA0

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no id never seen that one tbh, interesting, cheers

subversive · Nov 13, 2009

if only this happened every time fascist scum come onto the streets.

SurgeryXdisaster · Nov 13, 2009

This conflict is mentioned in the Oi Polloi song "let the boots do the talking"

Anxiety69 · Nov 13, 2009

this event is also the subject of The Men They Couldn't Hang's "The Ghosts Of Cable Street."

-the anxietist

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