Catalogue Number
NMLH.2021.38
Object Name
T-Shirt
Title
Devon For Europe
Place
Devon
Events
Brexit
Date
2019
Description
This is a blue t-shirt reading "Devon for Europe" surrounded by the stars that make up the EU flag. It was worn on the People's vote march in London on 19th October 2019.
- Pro-EU/remain campaign
- In 2016 a national referendum took place deciding whether Britain should leave or remain in the EU - the leave campaign won.
- Many believed leaving the EU would provide more freedoms
- The leave campaign tapped into a lot of anti-migration and anti-refugee rhetoric - saying if Britain left the EU, there would be stricter border controls.
- Blue t-shirt,white writing, yellow stars. Material probably a mixture of cotton/polyester but there is no label.
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