The Peterloo massacre and Shelley (1)
Part 1: The aftermath of the massacre and the responses
Bond, Paul
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/09/30/shel-s30.html
Date Written: 2019-09-30
Publisher: International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI)
Year Published: 2019
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX23937
The escalation of repression by the ruling class that followed, resulting in a greater suppression of civil liberties, was met with meetings of thousands and the widespread circulation of accounts of the massacre. There was a determination to learn from the massacre and not allow it to be forgotten or misrepresented.
