Jarrow March
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The Jarrow March was a 1936 protest in which unemployed workers from the English town of Jarrow marched to London to demand government action against severe local unemployment and poverty.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
protest march
ⓘ
unemployment march ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jarrow Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual memorial events in Jarrow
ⓘ
monuments and plaques in Jarrow ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | subject of books, plays and documentaries ⓘ |
| distance | approximately 300 miles ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Ellen Wilkinson’s writings
ⓘ
Hansard records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1936-10-31 ⓘ |
| endPoint | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
closure of Palmer’s shipyard in Jarrow
ⓘ
economic depression in northeast England ⓘ mass unemployment in Jarrow ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | unemployed workers from Jarrow ⓘ |
| historicalEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| immediateOutcome | no direct government action ⓘ |
| legacy | influenced later perceptions of social justice in Britain ⓘ |
| location |
Jarrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| longTermSignificance |
iconic event in British labour history
ⓘ
symbol of working-class protest in Britain ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | received national press attention ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
David Riley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellen Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | approximately 200 ⓘ |
| opposedBy | elements of the National Government ⓘ |
| organizer |
Ellen Wilkinson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jarrow Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitionSignatures | about 12,000 ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | supported by Labour Party figures ⓘ |
| politicalContext | National Government of Stanley Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedTo |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to demand government action on poverty
ⓘ
to present a petition to the British government ⓘ to protest unemployment ⓘ |
| receptionInParliament | largely indifferent ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Depression in the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hunger marches ⓘ unemployment marches in 1930s Britain ⓘ |
| route | Jarrow to London via multiple English towns ⓘ |
| slogan | Jarrow Crusade for Jobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1936-10-05 ⓘ |
| startPoint | Jarrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | October 1936 ⓘ |
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