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Jul 28, 2020
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1936
LONDONERS FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM
This year a symbolic victory in the East End of London marked the beginning of the end for British fascism.
The fascists were led by Sir Oswald Mosley, a former Conservative then a Labour MP, who formed his own New Party then renamed it the British Union of Fascists after seeing fascism in action in Italy.
The fascists’ passion for insignia, marching, paramilitary uniforms – giving rise to the nickname ‘Blackshirts’, and giant rallies patrolled by muscular ‘stewards’ made them popular with those looking for a new direction in
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