Question

What famous protest took place in Britain in 1936?

Answer 1

The Jarrow March, also known as the Jarrow Crusade, was a protest march that took place in Britain in 1936. The march was organised by the people of Jarrow, a town in the north east of England, to highlight the poverty and unemployment in their area.

Answer 2

The famous protest that took place in Britain in 1936 was the Jarrow March. It was a protest march by unemployed workers from the town of Jarrow in northeast England to London, a distance of over 300 miles.

 The marchers were demanding government action to address the unemployment crisis that had devastated their community following the closure of the local shipyard. 

The march, which involved around 200 people, took 26 days to complete and when the marchers arrived in London they handed a petition to the government, but it was rejected. Although the march did not achieve its immediate objectives, it brought national attention to the plight of the unemployed and helped to spur further activism and political mobilization.

 The Jarrow March is remembered as a symbol of the struggle for social justice and workers' rights in Britain.