the Jarrow March

the Jarrow March
UK [ˌdʒærəʊ ˈmɑː(r)tʃ] / US [ˌdʒæroʊ ˈmɑrtʃ]
a march from Jarrow, in northeastern England, to London in 1936 by people who were protesting because so many people were unemployed and economic conditions were very bad

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