Meaning of Cable Street | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A road in the East End of London.
2. The Battle of Cable Street.
   metonymically

Examples

“Unlike Spain, Cable Street was a success and proved the turning point in the defeat of Fascism in Britain in that period.”

“Third, Cable Street was a clear victory for the working-class against fascism, although its success was ensured by the united working-class campaign for better housing, which began with Paragon Mansions.”

“Cable Street happened, and thousands of ordinary folk did actually stop a fascist march from taking place in an unprecedented manner: the East End was never the same again.”

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