The Propagandists were a nineteenth-century political group in The United Kingdom led by the

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ex- Chartist

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. They would speak on behalf of common workers in legal and social matters and met weekly at the "Windsor Castle" pub in

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. It was from the "Propagandists" that the

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was later established in 1865 to press for manhood

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and the ballot.

References

* ''The Aftermath with Autobiography of the Author'' (

) published ny Reeves & Turner, London, 1892. {{DEFAULTSORT:Propagandists Political movements Protests in the United Kingdom Political history of the United Kingdom