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1932 great depression era "London Hunger Riots"....
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1932 great depression era "London Hunger Riots"....

Item # 731621 ·

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 31, 1932

  • London, England hunger & unemployment marches & riots
  • National Unemployed Workers' Movement (NUWM)

The front page has a nice banner headline: "LONDON MOB RIOTS AT PALACE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 28 pages, rage edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

Background: The late October 1932 London Hunger Riots were the explosive climax of the National Hunger March organized by the National Unemployed Workers' Movement (NUWM), during which 2,500 marchers from across Great Britain converged on London alongside nearly 100,000 local supporters to deliver a one-million-signature petition protesting the Great Depression’s oppressive "Means Test" and government benefit cuts. Between October 27 and November 1, demonstrations at Hyde Park, Trafalgar Square, and outside the House of Commons devolved into violent street battles against mounted police, resulting in over 75 severe injuries, dozens of hospitalized officers, mass arrests, and the imprisonment of key NUWM leaders like Wal Hannington. Beyond representing one of interwar Britain's most severe clashes between law enforcement and the working class, the riots held major historical significance by exposing the desperate economic distress of the era, elevating the Hunger Marches into a durable symbol of British anti-austerity resistance, and forcing the National Government to eventually tone down the most punitive administrative aspects of the Means Test.

Category: The 20th Century
Price
$52
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.