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Archived backup of the excellent Radical history of Hackney, east London, blog.

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Radical History of Hackney

Contains all posts and images from the start of the blog up until 9 March 2018.

Taken from https://hackneyhistory.wordpress.com/

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Armoured vehicles protect scab deliveries during the general strike

The 1926 general strike in Hackney

Barry Burke's account of the UK general strike of 1926 in the East London borough of Hackney.

Police arrest a demonstrator, Welling 1993

Ready, Welling and able: reflections on the events at Welling, 16.10.93 - Colin B West

An account of, and thoughts on, the demonstration against the far right British National Party…

The Occupied Times of London #01 26 Oct 2011

Debut issue of Occupied Times.

LSE: what it is and how we fought it

A pamphlet detailing student activism in the 1960s at the London School of Economics, culminating in a campaign of direct action and occupations…