A short video history of the great UK miners’ strike, which began this month, March in 1984, and ended in March 1985. Continue reading “The UK miners’ strike, 1984-5”
The Memphis sanitation strike, 1968
For Black History Month we have created a short video history of the strike of African-American refuse workers in Memphis, during which Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, and which began exactly 50 years ago this month . Continue reading “The Memphis sanitation strike, 1968”
The Grunwick strike, 1976-8
We have produced a new video about the seminal strike of East African Asian women in north-west London, in part to promote our forthcoming podcast, the first episode of which will be about the Grunwick strike. Follow us on Soundcloud here to get first listen! Continue reading “The Grunwick strike, 1976-8”
The Christmas truce, 1914
We are very happy to publish our first video today, commemorating the Christmas truce: a mass mutiny of soldiers on the Western front during World War I. Continue reading “The Christmas truce, 1914”
