The #CoronationBrickAndTile #strike began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1973 in #Durban, South Africa. It spread across the city, and by the end of March half the black workforce was on #GeneralStrike. Brickworkers saw their wages doubled, and class solidarity across racial lines grew.
The #CoronationBrickAndTile #strike began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1973 in #Durban, South Africa. It spread across the city, and by the end of March half the black workforce was on #GeneralStrike. Brickworkers saw their wages doubled, and class solidarity across racial lines grew.
At a time when #GreatBritain faced no danger of food shortages while #India was in dire need of food imports, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1943 the vicious imperialist PM #WinstonChurchill ordered Indian Ocean shipping cut by 56%. The #BengalFamine was the result, with 3 million dead.
At a time when #GreatBritain faced no danger of food shortages while #India was in dire need of food imports, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1943 the vicious imperialist PM #WinstonChurchill ordered Indian Ocean shipping cut by 56%. The #BengalFamine was the result, with 3 million dead.
