Dockers boycott SS Jolly George, 1920
Submitted by Steven. on May 10 2016 09:53
A short account of UK dockworkers who in May 1920 refuse to load a ship carrying armaments bound for use against the revolution in Russia.
A short account of UK dockworkers who in May 1920 refuse to load a ship carrying armaments bound for use against the revolution in Russia.
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