The Working Class Movement Library in Salford marks the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike with an exhibition showcasing the widespread industrial action through artefacts, photos and poetry from its collections. Photographs by John Harris, who operated ‘behind the lines’ during the dispute, capture events from the strikers’ viewpoint. Almost all the poems were written by women during the strike, many of them miners’ wives, and published in works now in the library’s archive. Together, they provide a powerful insight into the strike from the perspective of those who were there.
Miners’ Strike 40th Anniversary Exhibition at the Working Class Movement Library
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Miners’ Strike 40th Anniversary Exhibition at the Working Class Movement Library
Working Class Movement Library, 51 Crescent Salford M5 4WX
Wed 11th Dec, 2024
1pm
FREE