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Call Mr Robeson Performed by Tayo Aluko

Paul Robeson was a world renowned bass baritone performer, an actor, an American football player, a…

Tom Mann

After reading The Communist Manifesto in 1886, Mann became a communist. He was a union activist…

Paul Robeson birthday commemoration-09.04.1898 to 23.01.1976

Peoples Eastbourne is delighted to commemorate the birthday anniversary of Paul Robeson and remember…

People

JACK JONES, THE EASTBOURNE CENTRE & THE MURAL

Jack Jones holds significant historical and cultural ties to Eastbourne, particularly through his…

Friedrich Engels (1820-1895)

Who was Friedrich Engels? Among other things, Friedrich Engels was one of the most remarkable…

Eleanor Marx (1855-1898)

What is the connection between Eastbourne and Eleanor Marx (the youngest daughter of Karl Marx)?…

Places

Engels and The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists – Eastbourne’s Radical History Tour

If you have just alighted the train to begin this walk, then welcome to Eastbourne. This town was…

The Mackintosh Rebellion -1929

It was a long hot summer in 1929 and there was a late heatwave. The 1920s saw the seaside opening up…

Eastbourne International Workers’ Mural

See also:- 1) an article on Engels in Eastbourne website, Brighton University: “The…
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