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People’s pressure – Cable Street and the Daily Worker
PHIL KATZ traces the Morning Star's forerunner's role in rallying anti-fascist support

The front page of the Daily Worker of Monday 5 October is now iconic. 

“MOSLEY DID NOT PASS: EAST LONDON ROUTS THE FASCISTS.” The headline echoed around the world. But what of the days leading up to the battle? Here we review the build-up through the pages of the worker’s daily.

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