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Historians Reflect on the Memory and Meaning of the Battle of Cable Street

by Joe Bear on October 27, 2016

The Battle of Cable Street has become symbolic for resistance to racism, political extremism and standing up to intimidation. The events in East London on the 4th of October 1936 still resonate today, possibly even

Women to the Barricades: Gendering the Battle of Cable Street

by Julie Gottlieb on October 6, 2016

Probably the most poignant and instantly ‘legendary’ image of the still ongoing unrest triggered by police shootings of black men

Would you Ban this Bonnet? Dressing for Battle in Street Politics

by Jessica Wardhaugh on October 5, 2016

You’re on the Tube: what catches your eye? A man with an oversized backpack? A woman in a hijab? ‘If

Why we’ve been learning the wrong lessons from Cable Street all these years

by Daniel Tilles on October 4, 2016

Which famous event of the 1930s am I describing? On a Sunday in early October, a crowd of over 100,000

‘There’s gonna be some trouble’: Two interviews from the Battle of Cable Street

by Liam Liburd on October 3, 2016

Recently I was lucky enough to interview two of the few remaining ‘veterans’ of the 'Battle' that took place on Cable

The Legacy and Relevance of Place: Cable Street and the history of London’s East End

by Anne Kershen on September 29, 2016

The Battle of Cable Street has been regarded by many as a unique event and has taken its place in the mythology of place. But a more constructive way to reflect on the ‘Battle’ is

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