Battle of Cable Street

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

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Battle

Dates

Date of occurrence 1936-10-04

Places

United Kingdom (Location)

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Sir Walter Mosely's ‘Black Shirts’ tried to march through the East End of London and attack Jewish areas but found their way blocked by a united front of Jews and Irish dockers organised by socialists and communists. The sheer weight of opposition caused Mosely and his police escort to turn back without in fact much of a battle. Although there would be other Fascist marches in Britain, and organised violent attacks on Jewish communities, the strength of the opposition he met at Cable Street indicated that in Britain he would not find much working-class support for his anti-Semitism.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Battle of Cable Street". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 January 2004 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1242, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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