A short history on the influence of William Cuffay, a black tailor, and Irish Catholic workers in the Chartist movement and how the British ruling class used racism to divide an increasingly ...

Chartism was a movement for democratic rights, started in London in 1838 with the publication of the 'People's Charter'. The Charter demanded the reform of parliament. At that time very few people ...

In 1848 the British establishment watched in horror as revolution swept across Europe. In London, Chartist leaders delivered a petition to Parliament asserting the rights of ordinary people. Dangerous ...