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"Leather jacket" [NMLH.2020.1]



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Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.1

Object Name
Coat

Place
Calais Jungle

People
Harry Leslie Smith

Events
Migrant Crisis; Austerity Policy

Description
Brown leather jacket, worn by campaigner Harry Leslie Smith.
Harry Leslie Smith, was born in Yorkshire and grew up in poverty. This influenced him throughout his life and in his later years he became a strong campaigner for public services, including the NHS. He also campaigned strongly against income inequality and the austerity policies of David Cameron's Conservative government, and in support of refugees during the European migration crisis.
Smith visited refugee camps and sites such as the Calais Jungle, where he wore this jacket.
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