Struggle or Starve
Working-Class Unity in Belfast's 1932 Outdoor Relief Riots
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Labour & Industrial Relations, History, Ireland, Government, Communism & Socialism
| Author: | Seán Mitchell | ISBN: | 9781608467488 |
| Publisher: | Haymarket Books | Publication: | June 15, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Haymarket Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Seán Mitchell |
| ISBN: | 9781608467488 |
| Publisher: | Haymarket Books |
| Publication: | June 15, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Haymarket Books |
| Language: | English |
In October 1932, the streets of Belfast were gripped by vicious and widespread rioting that lasted the best part of a week. Thousands of unarmed demonstrators fought extended pitched battles against heavily-armed police. Unemployed workers and, indeed, whole working-class communities, dug trenches and built barricades to hold off the police assault. The event became known as the Outdoor Relief Riot-one of a very few instances in which class sympathy managed to trump sectarian loyalties in a city famous for its divisions.
In October 1932, the streets of Belfast were gripped by vicious and widespread rioting that lasted the best part of a week. Thousands of unarmed demonstrators fought extended pitched battles against heavily-armed police. Unemployed workers and, indeed, whole working-class communities, dug trenches and built barricades to hold off the police assault. The event became known as the Outdoor Relief Riot-one of a very few instances in which class sympathy managed to trump sectarian loyalties in a city famous for its divisions.
