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Stratford Dialectical And Radical Club
The Stratford Dialectical and Radical Club was a late nineteenth-century radical club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London. Founded in 1880 by disaffected members of the National Secular Society who wished their organisation would involve itself in the social and political issues of the day rather than merely argue against the existence of God, it became one of the first openly socialist societies in London. Although it only existed for a few years, the club attracted high-profile lecturers, including Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin, and is considered by scholars to illustrate a shift in popular perspective from religious dissent to socialist political theory. Background and formation The Stratford Dialectical and Radical Club was formed in 1880 when members of the National Secular Society decided to become more active in politics and the burgeoning social reform movement and less constrained by the NSS' focus on antitheism. By 1878, NSS members of the Stratford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Barker
Ambrose Barker (20 April 1859 – 14 February 1953) was a British anarchist activist. Born in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, Barker moved to Leyton in London in 1878 to become an assistant schoolmaster and joined the National Secular Society. In 1880, he openly opposed Charles Bradlaugh's support for the Coercion Bill. Bradlaugh was a leading figure in the Secular Society. Barker gained the support of the majority of the Stratford, London, Stratford branch of the Secular Society, but failed to influence its national politics. The Stratford group disaffiliated from the National Society to form the "Stratford Dialectical and Radical Club". This group professed socialism, and Barker became their secretary. Joseph Lane (socialist), Joseph Lane showed Barker newspapers produced by American anarchist Benjamin Tucker, and Barker took up a correspondence with Tucker. Barker and Lane set up a new group, the Labour Emancipation League, which in 1884 merged with H. M. Hyndman's orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |