Barack Obama pays tribute to Manchester cotton workers and cites them as an inspiration
by Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#793NH)
Speaking at live UK event, former US president expresses hope rooted in the past and discusses the modern challenges to democracy
Barack Obama cited the wonderful" story of how Manchester cotton workers stood in solidarity with enslaved African Americans as an inspiration for our times in a live appearance in the city.
Tens of thousands of people packed Co-op Live in the city on Thursday for An Evening With Barack Obama, where the former US president was interviewed by the writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch.
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