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Battle of Cable Street, 1936, photo gallery

Photo gallery from the 1936 Battle of Cable Street, which saw over 100,000 working-class residents in London's East End oppose a march by Oswald Mosely's British Union of Fascists, forcing them to abandon it entirely.

Battle of Cable Street mural.
Battle of Cable Street mural detail.
Battle of Cable Street mural detail.
Battle of Cable Street mural detail.
Battle of Cable Street mural detail.
Submitted by Ed on May 12, 2015
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  • fascism
  • riots
  • London
  • Cable Street
  • United Kingdom
  • Tower Hamlets
  • British Union of Fascists
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