Catalogue Number
NMLH.1995.39.226
Object Name
Poster
Title
'Remember unemployment? Don't give the Tories another chance. Vote Labour.'
Place
Jarrow
People
Labour Party
Events
Elections, 1951 General Election, Jarrow Crusade, Hunger Marches
Date
1950
Description
A yellow and red poster with a black and white image of men in suits and flat caps marching under the banner 'Jarrow Crusade'.
This poster references the Jarrow Crusade or Hunger Marches, which was a month long protest march in October 1936 against unemployment. The poster's message is that allowing another Conservative government would enable a return to high unemployment and the poor living conditions that necessitated the Jarrow Crusade, which was within living memory for most adults of voting age during this election.
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