Article 6R3C9 Search for memories of day Leeds stood up to Oswald Mosley in 1936

Search for memories of day Leeds stood up to Oswald Mosley in 1936

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Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent
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Stand Up to Racism looking for relatives of people who were at Battle of Holbeck Moor, as blue plaque unveiled

Stand Up to Racism is searching for family members of the 30,000 people who stood up to Oswald Mosley in Leeds at the Battle of Holbeck Moor in 1936, as a blue plaque is unveiled in the city on Sunday.

The event was one of the biggest anti-fascist demonstrations in UK history, occurring a week before the Battle of Cable Street in the East End of London.

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