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“The most radical street in Manchester?” exhibition
Starts: Sat 20th July 10:00AM
Ends: Sun 22nd September 5:00PM
Venue: People's History Museum, Main Gallery Two, Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3ER
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This event is free. Booking is not available.
Age restrictions: Suitable for all ages
Access information: Wheelchair accessible venue
Event organisation: University of Hertfordshire
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Sat 20 Jul 2pm – Sun 22 Sep 2019, 10am – 5pm
Free, drop in.
Protest is about claiming a space. Brought to PHM by historian Dr Katrina Navickas, this exhibition explores the history of spaces of protest and democratic politics in Manchester and Salford from the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 to today.
What happened when political groups such as the Chartists or the Independent Labour Party were banned from holding meetings in parks and squares? How did local communities respond when their open spaces were enclosed and built on? What was the most politically radical space?
Some places might surprise you. It could be Osborne Street in Collyhurst. It could be Ryebank Fields in Chorlton. You may live on the same street as someone who was at Peterloo, a Chartist or a suffragette. Find out more and share your own stories about the history of contested spaces in your area.