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Protest Banners

Updated Friday, 16 March 2018
Investigate how protest banners have been used throughout history, the important political messages they have conveyed and how. 

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    Protest Banners: Hillsborough

    Professor Steve Tombs discusses the use of protest banners in response to the Hillsborough Disaster. 

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  • Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

    Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

    Dr Sara Haslam looks deeper into a beautifully decorative suffrage banner naming Caroline Herschel. 

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    Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism

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    Protest Banners: Trade Union

    Dr. Paula James looks closer at the use of a Trade Union banner and the strong statements it conveys. 

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