Remembering the Battle of Holbeck Moor
On this day in 1936, Blackshirts led by Oswald Mosley organised a rally in Leeds to intimidate the city’s Jewish population – and were driven back by 30,000 anti-fascists to the tune of The Red Flag.
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Tom Winterburn is a Labour Party activist and local historian in Leeds.
On this day in 1936, Blackshirts led by Oswald Mosley organised a rally in Leeds to intimidate the city’s Jewish population – and were driven back by 30,000 anti-fascists to the tune of The Red Flag.