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Dynamite and Democracy
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ABSTRACT
Thewinterof1885-6sawasharpriseinunemploymentandLondon becamefamiliarwithdemonstrationsandhungermarches, culminatinginFebruary1886inmassmeetingsinHydePark organisedbytheSocialDemocraticFederationundertheleadership ofH.M.Hyndmanandattendedbynolessthan50,000 demonstrators,manyofwhomhadwalkedvastdistancestoattend. Afterthesemeetingsmanywentquietlyhome,butthemoremilitant followedtheirleadersinamarchthroughthecentreofLondon, blockingthetraffic,breakingthewindowsoffamousclubsand lootinginTrafalgarSquare,PiccadillyandStJames'sStreet.The damagedonewasestimatedinthepressat£50,000.