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Manchester marks 204th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre
Activists and campaigners at the Peterloo memorial event in Manchester
[Neil Terry / Neil Terry Photography]
BANNERS were raised in Manchester on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre more than 200 years ago.
Eighteen people died and hundreds were injured in the attack on textile workers and their families when sabre-wielding troops attacked a peaceful crowd of workers calling for democracy on August 16 1819.
On Saturday, trade unionists and activists led by the Public and Commercial Service’s samba band marched through Manchester city centre to rally at the Peterloo Monument which was erected in 2019 to mark the 200th anniversary of the attack.
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