¡No Pasaran!: Writings from the Spanish Civil War

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He notes that he had just received a box of chocolate, and that Sam send him newspapers or books as they “receive a special welcome here. The 1918 French propaganda poster by Maurice Neumont [ fr] that reads: "Twice I have stood and vanquished on the Marne. The Battle of Cable Street signifies an important point in inter-war British history, when far right political extremism was confronted on the streets of East London and turned away.

a letter from the Spanish Civil War 5 min read July 2021 marks the 85 th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Read all As a child, the filmmaker had found with his grandparents an incomplete series of postcards photographed in his family's village at the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939. We also use our printing expertise to put our designs onto other clothing - in fact, we can print designs on an amazing variety of things.Shouting the Spanish civil war slogan "No pasaran" - "They shall not pass" - more than 300,000 people turned back an army of Blackshirts. We pride ourselves in using the best materials we can find, which is why our t-shirts will not fall out of shape after a few washes like other cheaper varieties you may find for sale elsewhere. It was often accompanied by the words nosotros pasaremos (we will pass) to indicate that communists rather than fascists will be the ones to seize state power.

The history of the mural – which has been vandalised on several occasions and each time repaired – itself eloquently describes Britain’s post-war battles with political extremism and local efforts to maintain community cohesion. was ringing out across Madrid as the International Brigades marched up to the battlefront on 8th November 1936. The Spanish Civil War collection at WCML contains books, pamphlets, artefacts and tape recordings, and the archival material includes an impressive archive of letters written by men from the Greater Manchester area who went to fight in Spain.

Ethel MacDonald (1909-1960) transmitted English-language broadcasts from Radio Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. The red plaque – installed by Tower Hamlets Environment Trust – can be found on the wall between Cable Street and Dock Street. Hitler and Mussolini supported Franco, especially by providing arms and aircraft, and they were able to see that the democratic powers in Europe (and America) wouldn’t intervene. Besides Tommy, one of the men was Jack Atkinson from Hull, a lorry driver who had told his mother he was going to help drive ambulances.