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The '''Battle of Cable Street''' was a riot that took place in Cable Street, in [[London|London's]] East End on Sunday October 4 1936, and which effectively ended mainstream [[British]] [[fascism]]. Shouting the [[Spanish Civil War]] slogan "No pasaran!" ("They shall not pass!") more than 300,000 people - comprising [[Jews]], [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Catholic]] dock workers and [[Labour Party]] supporters - fought running battles with the Police and [[Oswald Moseley|Sir Oswald Moseley's]] "[[British Union of Fascists|Blackshirts]]". Their victory over [[racism]] and [[anti-Semitism]] encapsulated the British fight against fascism that was then "stomping across Europe."<ref>'''Gillan, Audrey''' ''Day the East End said 'No pasaran' to Blackshirts'' [http://www.guardian.co.uk/farright/story/0,,1884440,00.html#article_continue The Guardian] September 30, 2006. Accessed July 7 2007</ref>
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