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Conscientious Objection
According to a pamphlet out of 1,497 imprisoned conscientious objectors in January 1919, 57 originated in Manchester and its districts. One objector stated ‘ I believe most profoundly that despite natural frailty, there is a spark of essential goodness in … Continue reading
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Tagged Manchester, Manchester Libraries, archives, history, Poetry, Conscientious objector, Military Service Act 1916, Working Class Movement Library, Peace Pledge Union, Bertrand Russell, Trade Union, World War I, Archive, The National Archives, First World War, Local History, Second World War, nobel prize winner, compulsory military service, military service act
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