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New Jarrow march's historic ties

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The Jarrow March begins today and is a recreation of the original which happened 75 years ago.

The march is being staged by the organisation Youth Fights for Jobs.

The social historian Juliet Gardiner takes a look at the meaning and history of the march.


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