Its 1932 and the Unemployed Workers Union organise a protest against a proposed cut to the meagre benefits for the Unemployed. Police and rioters clash in Old Market, which was at the time a bustling throughfare, with both sides blaming each other. Eyewitness accounts at the time suggest where the blame lies.
The themes that emerge from this Old Market walk echo our present. Media reports at the time, influenced by perceptions of the unemployed, were at variance with eye witness accounts. Furthermore, underneath the surface of this local struggle is a story of international significance
Historian Mike Manson has uncovered documents that reveal governmental fears that the National Unemployed Workers Movement was part of a foreign conspiracy to undermine British society.
For the second iteration of Art of Resistance's Rebel Walks, Mike Manson draws upon recently released research to reveal the hidden story behind the riot.
Bristol
BS2 0EJ
United Kingdom
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